Cosmic Vampires

This is a major piss-off: having no time or energy to write these days.  When not writing, I work as a carer.  This is rewarding and helps pay the bills, at least until my novels pay a bit more of my bills (and there goes a pig steering a hang glider).  Not only have I been mega-busy, I have come down with a beast of a head cold.  Just the sort that makes you feel as though a medicine ball is blocking your sinuses, and a large invisible vise has grabbed your head.  I would have preferred to spend today writing, instead I spent it with someone who is best described as a cosmic vampire, ie, drains the energy.  I also had to apply a dressing to an ulcerated sore.  I am not an RN, although I am a first aider, and I had to cast my mind back to my first aid course, and try not to think about the lessons we had in life saving at school, when this kid stuck his dick in the CPR mannequin's mouth the moment the instructor was called away.  In case you're wondering, nobody passed the test because nobody would do mouth-to-mouth on the mannequin afterwards, much to the instructor's puzzlement.

Sometimes I feel as though everyone wants a piece of me.  I'm a mum, so this is probably why.  Even at the theatrical society, where I am secretary, people ask for odd things.  Well, if you're putting on a show, dry ice is not that odd a request.  The person who asked does have some dry ice, but she can't spare it because she uses it for storing bull semen.  Now THAT was an interesting conversation!

People to avoid: cosmic vampires.  They are not bad people, but they just leave you drained afterwards of any ounce or skerrick of mojo, vim, verve, whatever-you-wanna-call-it.  I would like to tackle the manuscript of my next book tomorrow (I have not long ago finished the first draft), but instead I'm working again.  But it's Saturday which means time-and-a-half.  This means I may keep my kids fed and sheltered for a bit longer. 

There are otherways to keep the kids fed and sheltered; sell some BOOKS.  Now, who likes adult satire, with a nibble?  Read the blurb and first chapter at http://www.zeus-publications.com/calumny_while_reading_irvine_welsh... and if you're into young adult with a talking beagle (hey, it can happen!), check out blurb and first chapter at http://www.zeus-publications.com/abernethy.htm.  The books are available as paperback and as e-book.  Now, you readers outside Australia, I get the impression your US dollar is better than our Aussie dollar, so you won't lose too much money.  Damn, the hint I just dropped landed on my foot!