March 1 and the sucking is now over . . .

This is a discussion I had online with an old friend the other day. February has been pretty rough for her (and it hasn't exactly been a picnic for me, either), but I decided that this was just all of the suckiness we were going to get in 2014 getting out of the way early. Starting today it's just going to be good stuff for the rest of the year.


Let's hope I was not just being optimistic. And, honestly, I do feel pretty good about the rest of the year. I can't really say why, so much--I've got a couple of things working that may turn out to be big deals, and you never know what else could come up--but I don't really have that hovering black cloud over me that I normally have.


I feel like the film project I'm currently collaborating on will turn out to be Something--I'm pretty happy with my early draft of the script and I think the producer is, too. We have a looooonnng way to go before there's any hope of it ever getting made but I think we've made a good start.


I've begun another version of The Sorcerer's Daughter and I'm pretty happy with it, so far. Now that I've decided just to do it in one novel instead a series I'm a lot happier with the pacing. I'm hoping to be done with it by the end of the year so I can begin shopping it around to publishers.


And, right now, I've got some baby back ribs basting in barbeque sauce in the slow cooker. Maybe that lovely aroma is tempering my mood. One can't feel sad when one is anticipating having ribs for lunch.


Anyways, I'm feeling pretty good about the next few months. Hopefully, it'll turn out to be for good reason!