Yeah, it’s a genuine concern. I don’t want that to happen.
But if you read my last post my kids downloaded something they should not have and now I have malware on my PC and laptop. I am not able to link to let alone respond to another blog as a gazillion pop ups appear on my screen. And boty my tech guys are unavailable to clean my hard drive (the best way to get rid of malware and viruses and such).
Ugh.
The worst possible whatever on these people.
Anyway, I’ll get this mess cleaned up this month. Until then. Please don’t forget about me. I’ll try to tocuh bases with you all from work or the library this week.
You’re all the bestest and don’t you ever think otherwise!
On The Upside: (rerun from Monday's blog) I dusted off a WIP from a couple years ago I outlined called Murcat Manor. It's a play on words. Mur for Murder and Cat for, well ... Cat. Murcat Manor I rock and rolled on it over this past weekend and am up to fifteen thousand words already.
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This will be a paranormal psychological thriller horror story with a synopsis soon to follow in an upcoming post.
I'm almost at 20,000 words and can conceivably finish the draft by the end of May!
I’ll Be Looking for an Indie publisher for this one. Thought I would try it out and see how having a publisher could work for me. If you have any advice or know of really good Indie publishers, please leave them in the comments. And Congrats!
We'd never forget you Steve! I hope all the malware gets cleaned out. That can take forever (or seem like it). Hey, just appreciate this time to be able to finish the Murcat story. Very cool name.
ReplyDeleteYuck, hope that nasty stuff gets washed out of your system. You won't be forgotten! And hey, like Donna said, you'll have extra time to finish your draft. Rediscovering an old WIP is always cool!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your manuscript. I'm struggling with a broken computer too. We can't even try to figure it out until after this weekend.
ReplyDeleteAhh...yes, kids do things like that. It's happened here before. Hope you get rid of it all.
ReplyDeleteGreat news about picking up on the old WiP!
LOVE the house! Reminds me of Bates Motel! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about the malware. My husband is really good at removing that stuff. I've only had it happen once and after the lecture, I've been more careful.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry about the malware. Hope you are able to get that off your computer and things will be running normally soon.
ReplyDeleteMurcat Manor sounds fantastic!!
So sorry about the computer issues. Hope things are running smoothly soon. All best on Murcat Manor!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get your computer sorted, malware sucks.
ReplyDeleteArrrg. Malware screws up your computer and your life. Here's hoping you can sort it out quickly.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your computer problems. That's so aggravating. Hope it's all cleared up soon. Best of luck with your new work.
ReplyDeleteOh man! That sucks. Hope it all gets sorted out soon.
ReplyDeleteS.K.Anthony: IWSG
I'm telling you, shoot the kids and you won't have any more problems. Wait, that's not legal, is it?
ReplyDeleteYeah, you don't want to get culled from the list. Although as fast as I take people off and more sign up, you'd move up the ranks quick.
Computer problems are the worst. Hope you get it fixed soon.
ReplyDeleteJuneta at Writer's Gambit
Good for you on the major word count. I love a good psychological thriller. If you wan to check out publishers the best places are Writer Beware, Preditors & Editors, And the AbsoluteWrite Water Cooler's thread called Bewares, Recommendations & Background Checks. Research well first as there are too many scams, vanity publishers and wannabes out there!
ReplyDeleteHistory Sleuth's Writings - IWSG
A pox on all malware creators. Very impressed with your progress on Murcat. Hope those words keep flowing.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with the wip and hope you can get all that cruddy malware off your comp. Have you tried www.superantispyware.com or https://www.malwarebytes.org ? Those have helped me quite a few times.
ReplyDeleteHope you get all the crap cleaned up. Sigh. I swear. I don't think there's much worse than having computer problems for us writers! Good luck. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you can clean your hard drive quick and get things back to normal. Don't think you should worry about anyone forgetting you.
ReplyDeleteHi Stephen...road-tripping from A to Z!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with getting your computer clean and functioning again. And best of luck with your book!
~Katie
TheCyborgMom
Visual Proof
Computers can be real jerks. Don't ever tell them that, though! I went through some heinous problems with mine at the end of last year into January of this year and was stuck using my Netbook.
ReplyDeleteI'm visiting from the Insecure Writers list. My blog is at The Cheese Whines.