Editing pass of book complete. I think I got the ending stuff much more into the characters' POVs than it had been, which is part of what was hurting the passages.
Now it'll sit "in a drawer" for a week or two, then I'll start the line edit/proofreading pass. Then maybe one more pass where I read it out loud.
Meantime I need to find a cover artist who has a better idea than I do about what cover it needs. :)
As a labor organizer I can't overstate how important the Americans with Disabilities Act is to organized labor. If you have ever gotten your job to cut you some slack because of a physical disability or injury, or a mental health issue, or a learning disability, the ADA is what gave you force of law even if you didn't know it. I've been able to save the jobs of quite a few workers because of the Reasonable Accommodation process of the ADA
The ADA was passed because disparate affinity groups and organizations of disabled people fought tooth and nail to make it so. Activists lead by Patricia "the General" Wright played a hard inside game, lobbying to agencies and legislators and using as much formal electoral muscle as they could leverage, while more direct groups carried out demonstrations like the legendary Capitol Crawl, forcing lawmakers to directly confront them.
Disabled people, as is so often the case with marginalized organizers, fought for everyone while fighting for themselves. It's true that very nearly all of us will be disabled at some point in our lives, but also the ADA is a lifeline and safeguard to dignity for every American throughout their life, no matter how temporary their disability. And so one of the tentpoles of US labor law was built by disabled activists struggling for a better world for all of us while demanding their rightful place in it.
Happy Disability Pride Month, and thank a disability activist for fighting the good fight
If I don’t admit it’s a migraine, it isn’t, right?
We have a rule in our house: No new box or parcel may be opened without first being thoroughly sniffed by our dog (he takes his duties very seriously).
My biggest fan (of treats).
#books #dog #DogsOfMastodon
I wonder what it means when, twice in the same night, I dream of being in a car that's driven off a bridge and into water? At least the second time I just woke up.
(It means it was Father's Day yesterday, mostly, and I was ignoring my father-related angst, btw.)
Friends, asking for accounts on Mastodon or organizations that are about low vision resources. I am losing my sight (not from macular degeneration) and want to connect with others like me. It's pretty devastating for someone who's been an artist and photographer all my life, but accessibillity options are greatly improving. Currently using Zoom, Magnify and VoiceOver on the iphone. Looking for connection and inspiration and your well wishes too! #lowvision #accessibility
Got to just under 60% of the editing pass. Despite a migraine. Yay. Now to see if I can sleep at night after having failed several times to nap away the migraine.
Nature is healing
Fox is hosting a show to find the dimbest American. I can only assume this is to find their next presidential candidate.
Listening to my sister recount elements of Teen Wolf to her husband is cracking me up. :)
Is anybody or does anybody know a Native American sensitivity reader?
The dream would be to speak to an Atfalati/Kalapuyan sensitivity reader, but any Pacific Northwest tribe would also be great.
(Not for me, but someone from a writing discord I’m in.)
#SensitivityReading #books #bookstodon
#NativeAmerican #PacificNorthwest
Wondering if the increase in migraines is related to hormone changes or weight loss of both. Should probably ask my doctor. :/
Ugh, what is it with so many convictions being overturned this year? Now it's Adam Montgomery, who is, as Kathy from Gossip, Rumor, and Innuendo would say, a whole scumbag.
#TrueCrime
To management, I say "I use AI techniques to ___". It's just my shell scripts from 2001 that still run perfectly everyday. I don't tell them that AI in that sentence actually stands for already implemented.
Don't have heroes. Have principles.
In addition to the new cover, I also figured out what was causing my browser to go wonky. Got that fixed and now pages aren't weird anymore. Well, no weirder than before. Might try to get one more scene edited before bed, but we'll see. Adding more details and sensory details is harder than I want it to be.
Got the new cover for my book. (Hopefully it shows up on Amazon, but it might take a few more hours to fully propagate.)
Whoa, dark mode just magically came back as I was drafting a rant about it! :)
This is the first Sunday in quite some time that I do not have Mondread!