Tag: doodle

Solar Reports for June and July

September’s IWSG question goes like this:

What publishing path are you on, and why? 

The question would require a complex and revealing answer so I’m doing the cowardly thing and dodging it.

As a substitute, I’m flaunting my solar stats for the months of June and July. Back in May, I used the IWSG stroll to kick off a semi-monthly solar report. I might be the only one who is fascinated by these stats, but at least I have one person’s attention.

I’m pretty good at wasting time, evidenced by my doodles. When I’m under a deadline, I really up my time-wasting game. Like, I’ll study my solar production stats, then look back at the weather. Please allow me to introduce one of my favorite procrastination sites: TimeAndDate.com where you can make this kind of magic:

Cloudy days block my rays.

Now the most important business:


Thank you to this month’s IWSG co-hosts.

Be sure to visit their sites.  

Toi Thomas, T. Powell Coltrin, M.J. Fifield, and Tara Tyler!

 

THE STATS:

Grehan June Solar Stats

Grehan July Solar Stats

Til next month …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eyes on the Prize

Happy August!

This month’s IWSG question asks: What pitfalls would you advise other writers to avoid on their publication journey?

Whoa, hold on.

Law of Attraction, baby!

When you focus on pitfalls, you focus on failure.

But Grehan, you shout, danger abounds! Especially in publishing!

Then why take advice from fools* like me? Seek out quality advice. Find a professional compilation like Writer Beware from the SFWA, And follow the blogs of publishing pros.

Hey, how about a doodle? That, I can offer.

 

Law of Attraction: Keep your eyes on the prize.

*The Fool is my alter ego. You’ll see The Fool featured a lot on my blog.

Thank you to July’s IWSG co-hosts:

Erika Beebe  Sandra Hoover  Susan Gourley and Lee Lowery

Click here to enter your link in the IWSG Blog Hop and to view a list of participating bloggers.

 

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Ultimate Writing Goal

Welcome to July!

This month’s IWSG question asks: what are your ultimate writing goals, and how have they changed over time?

My ultimate goal is to write a DGB.

The goal has not changed over time, but my methods have changed powerfully.

My ultimate writing goal ...

Thank you to July’s IWSG co-hosts:

Nicki Elson,  Juneta Key,  Tamara Narayan, and Patricia Lynne.

Click here to enter your link in the IWSG Blog Hop and to view a list of participating bloggers.

A-to-Z Challenge: Z is for Puzzle

Writing bliss. And writing risks. The Fool has it covered. The flowered Z is by artist tr3gi on canstock. CV Grehan here. 

My X and Y posts are still simmering on the stove. I put them aside to focus on the Challenge’s Grand Finale Day.

Z-Day!

Entering this month, I had planned to write more and doodle less but, five days into the challenge, a bolt shot out of the sky. Despite the plot twist, I did accomplish my primary goal for this challenge: I met many talented, generous and inspiring writers. Thank you for your hard work.

I finish the month with a doodle. A summary of my A-to-Z posts in the form of a game. I call it a ‘puzzle’ but it’s not tricky. The background image is fitting for the April I’m leaving behind, and for May which feels so hopeful.

Crossword puzzle doodle based on April posts. Writing humor. Background image is by firewings on canstock.

I’ve used The Fool image, in various forms, many times during the challenge. Once again, credit goes to artist Xochicalco. You can license the image at canstockphoto, #csp6440045.

Curious about the other images on this page?

For the solution to the puzzle, scroll down …

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You’re not really doing the puzzle, are you?

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I can’t believe you’re still scrolling.

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Time Better Spent

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The solution:

Across:

2) Power, 5) Blogroll, 6) Scifi, 7) Writerdearest, 9) Spellchecking, 11) Fantasy, 13) RIP, 19) ImPagination, 20) DaBait, 21) Sock, 22) Bio.

Down:

1) Memoir, 3) Horror, 4) WomensFiction, 6) Suspense, 8) Interrobang, 10) Mashups, 12) Typos, 14) FengShui, 15) Western, 16) Epigraph, 17) Dogged, 18) Haiku.

Thanks for playing! To show my appreciation, I will write the names of all players on the wings of captive mayflies and release them into the wild. Granted, mayflies don’t live more than 24-hours, but this will require a considerable amount of work on my part.

Happy Spring!

 

A-to-Z Challenge: W is for Winding Road

The Fool. csp6440045 artist by Xochicalco on canstock paid image
The Fool

Grehan here.

My alter ego, The Fool, pictured on the right, has taken to the road for today’s challenge letter. If you’re thinking I took an easy path, by drawing another doodle, I’ll have you know I was at the task for most of the afternoon. I’m calling the result a mock memoir title. I haven’t decided what nonsense should be visible through the rear van window. Any ideas?

Now, off to read your excellent posts …

The Doodle:

Fool Power! The Fool avatar and The Dog make cameo appearances in a doodle drawn by CV Grehan for the 2018 A-to-Z Challenge. Deconstructed Fool from canstock image csp440045 by artist Xochicalco.