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May 28: Repeat

I played the walking song and “Get to Know You” on the electric and then repeated the walking song on the tenor ukulele.

I would’ve done more, but my arm seized up so I thought it was probably best I stop at that point.

May 29: Discouraged

I played the walking song and “Get to Know You” today on the electric. I didn’t have as much time as usual.

I’m really getting discouraged by the electric. My arm still hurts while playing it, for one. For two, it still sounds discordant on certain chords and I’m not sure how to fix that. I feel like I must be playing it incorrectly, but I don’t know how to fix it beyond getting lessons, which are not possible at this time.

I don’t know.

Maybe I should take a complete break from playing in order to heal.

May 30: Better

@ericdesmarais played around with the settings on the amp while I was playing and we decided that the “gains” was too high. I was MUCH encouraged by how my guitar sounded today.

My arm also hurt a lot less. I played 3 songs; the walking song, “Get to Know You,” and the wedding song.

I also discovered that the pick I’ve been using is being slowly shaved down. Poor pick. I guess I know what I’m asking for in my stocking at Christmas!

May 31: Tingles

I played the electric today for three songs and the tenor uke for one.

I guess I was a little more enthusiastic than usual because my fingers are still tingling.

I played the walking song on both instruments, and “Get to Know You” and the wedding song on the guitar.

I’m still not used to the electric’s sound. I like the full-bodied richness of the acoustic much better.

June 1: Short

I had a short practice session today. Not only did virtual school run longer than usual today, but my arm was bothering me even before I picked up the guitar.

I played the walking song and “Get to Know You” on the electric and then the walking song on the tenor ukulele again.

I really like it.

June 2: Singing

I think I’m out of practise at singing a full song because my voice broke near the end of the wedding song.

Maybe it’s just not in my range? I should try playing it tomorrow without the capo and see how that sounds.

Also, the D to Fmaj7 for the verse to bridge really bothers me. I practised it several times outside the song, and it sounded fine. But in the song?

I don’t know what’s wrong.

I also played the walking song (on electric and ukulele) and “Get to Know You.” Are you surprised? If you’ve been following me lately you shouldn’t be.

On the plus side, my arm doesn’t hurt today. I’ll take that win.

May 21: Ukulele again

I played uke today, focussing mostly on the walking song.

I love how this song sounds on the ukulele. It’s so sprightly and chipper. It’s a lot of fun.

I also played “La Da Dee” by Cody Simpson, which I love. That song was literally the first one I looked for in the ukulele app.

May 22: Not much

I only played the soprano ukulele today, and I only played the walking song twice.

I definitely hold my shoulder way too tense. My arm is aching.

But omg I love this song so much!

May 23: Two songs

I’ve missed my acoustic.

Even though my shoulder started hurting the instant I woke up, I still decided to try to play my acoustic.

Since I knew I wouldn’t be able to play for very long, I didn’t play from the app. I played the walking song and “Get to Know You.” This was the first time I played the walking song on the acoustic, and it sounded completely different!

May 24: It’s electric

I decided that moving my electric amp was one step too much for my executive function, so I left it where it was when I played today. It worked. Yay tricking my brain.

I played the walking song a bunch of times, “Get to Know You”, and the wedding song.

I moved one chord in the walking song. I think it sounds better now.

May 25: Teaching

I started off the practice session with the electric first, playing the walking song, “Get to Know You,” and the ballad.

Considering it had been a while since I’d played the ballad, it was actually decent.

Then I switched to the soprano ukulele to play the walking song again. It’s so cute. I know I say that a lot, but it is.

After I finished, my daughter (5.5yo) wanted to play the uke, so I gave it to her. I asked her to play a C chord, which I had taught her a couple weeks ago, and she remembered it.

Then I realized it was the first chord of the walking song and I asked her if she wanted to learn the next one (F). She did, and she switched between the two cords a couple times before asking for the next one (Am). So she can now play the first line of the walking song! I’m so proud.

May 26: Interesting

I played the electric first today. On it, I played the Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers theme using a pick for the first time, which didn’t go as poorly as I thought it might, the walking song, “Get to Know You,” the wedding song, and the French song (the latter is not one I wrote, in case you don’t remember it… It’s been a while since I played that one).

Then I switched instruments and played the walking song on the soprano ukulele, and then again on the tenor ukulele.

I have noticed that I prefer certain instruments for different songs. I finally understand why musicians change instruments during their sets (the tuning probably changes while they play, but they also might change instruments because the tone is slightly different).

May 15: Partial success

I got the guitar amp! It’s lovely. I’m much happier with how the guitar sounds now that the bass isn’t majorly reverbing.

I played mountain king… Meh.

I played “Get to Know You” and the wedding song. I don’t like that I can’t do the percussive element for the former. The latter sounds better with the toning turned up. I still much prefer the sound of the acoustic.

And then! I tried to put chords to the walking song! Yes yes, I know it’s for the ukulele. I played chords that I knew were simple on the uke and I figured out the chord progression for the verse!!!! I tried to figure out the chorus, but it wasn’t working for me today, so I left it for tomorrow.

Then I switched instruments to try to play what I’d written on the uke, and it sounds so lovely. I’m quite happy with it.

Did you happen to catch the cover of Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers that I posted today? Click on the tag, because you need to see it!!

May 16: Complete

I had some major issues with the app hearing my guitar today, so after two fails on mountain king, I stopped. It was just pissing me off and I was playing the right notes at the right time.

I played “Get to Know You” twice and then I worked on the walking song.

Omg.

Not to brag, but this song is so flipping cute.

I can hear the cheekiness of the character who “wrote” it.

I ended up writing it on the guitar, but it’s got chords that are really easy on the ukulele (C, F, Am, G, D, and A). I think I was having trouble writing the chords on the uke because I’m not as familiar with the instrument.

I figured out the chords for the chorus, which means the song is complete!

I played it through once, and I’m really happy with it. The ending sounds incomplete, but then I realized that was the point, because Randal (the character making it up) stops singing because he gets distracted.

May 17: Short

I only had a few minutes of playing today, so I grabbed the new song and played it on the ukulele.

I am completely in love with this song.

It’s so cute.

I’m really happy with it.

Some of the chords aren’t in the right place on the paper, but I’ll fix them once I figure out where they’re supposed to go.

May 18: Fixed

I didn’t have much time so rather than pull out the electric, I focussed my entire practise time on the walking song.

I played it through about four times, listening closely to the melody and trying to make the verses as similar as possible.

I ended up shifting the chords a tiny bit in the second line of each verse, and I am so much happier with how it sounds now.

I think I might actually put the chords down on the file instead of penciling them in. Maybe tomorrow, if I’m still happy with it.

Wow. I wrote a song in less than a week. I’m pretty damn proud of myself.

May 19: Swing

I played the electric again.

Sometimes I feel like I’m really getting the hang of it. And then others…..

Mountain king from the app didn’t go so well. I don’t understand how to play the electric loud enough for the app to hear me but stop the echo. Very frustrating when I’m playing a fast song.

Then I played “Get to Know You” twice and the ballad. I shouldn’t have played the ballad. My arm hurts now.

Last, I played the walking song. I played it on guitar instead of the ukulele. It’s okay, the chord names are the same no matter the instrument. I just have to get used to the slightly more complex finger positions. NBD.

It’s cool how different the song sounds on the two instruments. The electric makes it sound much more hard rock, which is fascinating. The ukulele makes it sound much cheekier.

May 20: Fiddling

No, I did not start learning a new instrument. I think two is enough, don’t you?

For now.

Mwahahaha

I started off with mountain king. Ehhhhhhhhh….. I almost feel like giving up while playing the electric, but then I would have trouble with the fingering when I start the acoustic again.

I played “Get to Know You” twice. There was a weird discordant echo the first time I played it. I have no idea how to deal with that. I definitely need a music teacher if I continue with the electric, I think.

I also played the walking song twice. I noticed on the first pass that I wasn’t quite matching up with where the chords were supposed to be. So on the second play-through, I paid more attention, and I ended up tweaking the placement of two chords.

Hence the title of my post. 🙂

Oh, and I finished chapter 14 in our WiP last night, which means we’re 2/3rds done!! I’m really proud of this latest chapter; @ericdesmarais wrote a riddle at the end of chapter 13 and the characters had to solve it, but not too quickly.

Not to brag, but I was really clever. I’m very proud of myself.

May 9: New!

I was super spoiled for mother’s day.

It arrived yesterday just after dinner.

I played it today. It’s really fun. A little longer between the frets than my acoustic, but with a little practise, I should be fine.

I played mountain king and all 3 of my songs today, with only a little pain in my shoulder, so this guitar is doing what it’s supposed to do.

I still think I’ll prefer performing with my acoustic, but we’ll see.

May 10: Wider frets

The biggest difference I’ve found between the acoustic and the electric is the wider frets. So I’ll play the C chord, for example, and my ring finger has to stretch further to get onto the fifth string, third fret.

I’ll get used to it, but right now it’s just frustrating.

My brother-in-law tells me that I’m supposed to strum differently as well, so I should probably look into that…

Played mountain king not well at all. (Wider fret issue)

Played “Get to Know You” twice and the wedding song once. Because I’m using the capo on the 3rd fret, there’s less of an issue with the frets, which is nice.

May 11: Tuning

I didn’t have to tune strings 4, 3, 2, and 1 today. That’s nice.

I played mountain king. Ehhhhhhhhh… I think I’m getting better? Maybe?

I also played “Get to Know You” and the wedding song. I played around with the tone knobs and volume. It’s a lot of fun, but I still prefer my acoustic. I prefer the sound.

I still haven’t looked up the difference between acoustic and electric strumming. I should really get on that. (I say as I pick up volume 4 of Heartstopper by Alice Oseman.)

May 12: Echo

I had a lot of trouble with my electric today. Like, I had to stop in the middle of my song to tune it again, even though it didn’t actually need tuning, because one string was sounding so discordant.

My husband suggested that it was because I’m using a bass amp instead of a guitar amp, so there’s an echo and a bass reverb and my ear can’t handle both.

Maybe?

My amp is supposed to come in tomorrow by 8pm, so I’ll find out by Saturday at the latest.

I nearly failed mountain king. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten such a low score and actually completed it.

I played “Get to Know You” and the wedding song.

May 13: New song

So… I wrote a new song yesterday afternoon.

It’s for the ukulele. It’s a walking song, so there’s no capo and needs to have easy, repetitive chords.

Today, I set about getting used to the ukulele again. I used my husband’s tenor uke rather than the soprano. No particular reason for that, really. Maybe I like the sound a tiny bit better?

I played a couple songs from the ukulele app first, to get used to the chords.

I really love the Winnie the Pooh song. It’s so cute. I played it twice just because.

Then I tried to put chords to the song.

Yeah, that didn’t go so well.

I’ll try again another day.

May 14: Late practice

One of the best things about having an electric guitar is that I can play it after the kids go to bed and they can’t hear it. (If it’s not plugged in.)

So tonight I played a couple songs I hadn’t touched in a while and “Get to Know You” because I have the beginner version memorized and I didn’t want to run down to the basement to get my music.

I also tuned the guitar again. It thought my D string was the high E string. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hopefully tomorrow I’ll try the uke again and be able to get the chords down for the walking song.

May 2: D to Fmaj7

I need to practise D to Fmaj7. And G to D. Just D in general, I think.

My throat feels like it’s all scratched up, so I should probably take an allergy pill today.

I played my songs. I played mountain king.

It’s been ten months since I started learning guitar. I’m not a beginner anymore, but I certainly don’t feel like I’m at the intermediate level yet.

May 3: Same thing

I feel like I say the same thing over and over again.

I guess that’s what practise is, right?

Mountain king will not defeat me. I will get this song.

I played my three songs. I got a little too enthusiastic regarding the third song, and now my arm hurts quite a bit. Ibuprofen is my friend.

May 4: Missed

No post was written on this day :'(

May 5: Challenge

There was a new challenge song today: “La Llorona.”

My daughter recognized it as one of the songs from Coco, which made me happy, both because we haven’t watched that in a while and because it was recognizable enough.

Then I played sugar plum fairy and mountain king, passably well.

I only played “Get to Know You” of my songs because my shoulder was starting to hurt.

Husband bought me a pretty awesome mother’s day gift that will hopefully help with that. I can’t wait to try it out. Pictures will be taken.

In other news, Thank you to those who already voted for Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers on the Goodreads lists! I can already see our cover on several of the banners (which means that it’s within the top five on those lists!) It would be really cool if we could get it onto all the banners!

https://www.goodreads.com/list/book/60868742

P.S. You can only vote on a computer! But you can add our book to your “want to read” lists on mobile! 🙂

May 6: Short

I didn’t play much today. My shoulder hurts now.

I did mountain king. Not very well, though.

I played “Get to Know You” twice and the wedding song once. My middle finger’s callus split a bit and it was hurting to play, so I stopped at that point.

Also, please vote for Assassins! in the Goodreads lists! Thank you!

May 7: Stressful

The kids were, I’ll use the phrase “high-spirited,” today.

Which meant I was rather stressed.

My husband suggested I try practising guitar to calm down.

Yeah, that didn’t particularly help.

I played mountain king. It actually went fairly well, considering I’d forgotten to turn on the volume on my phone so I couldn’t hear the song through the app.

I also played “Get to Know You” twice.

Let’s hope tomorrow is better.

I love my kids I love my kids I love my kids

May 8: Pretty good day

I had a lovely day so far. The kids played nicely together and we brought up some of their big toys from the basement (a ball pit, tunnel, tent combo that they love but is too big to be out all the time, and a giant Yoshi that is, well, giant). They had fun with those.

I was hoping the new thing would be in today (it’s out for delivery) before I played guitar, but it didn’t make it here in time unfortunately.

Mountain king went better than usual today.

I played “Get to Know You” twice, pausing in the middle to change a dirty diaper (not mine, just to be clear 🤣). Then I played the wedding song.

I definitely play the ballad the least, mostly because it’s the most strenuous on my shoulder, but partially because I play them in the order I wrote them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Reminder to please vote for Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers in the Goodreads lists: https://www.goodreads.com/list/book/60868742

Please and thank you!!

April 26: Sing-along

Mountain king went much better today. Not a high score, but better than yesterday. (Not a high bar, tbh)

I only played two of my songs today, Get to Know You and the ballad. My son sang along with me for the first (I knew he knows the words because it’s one of his bedtime songs) and my daughter sang along with me for the second.

I didn’t realize she knew so many of the words? Like, the chorus is easy. That’s the whole point of the song, that the chorus is easy and gets stuck in your head. But she knew some of the verses.

So that was pretty cool.

April 27: Rhythm

When I was first learning an instrument in grade 7, the teacher evaluated our rhythm, if we wanted to play drums.

I didn’t want to play drums, thankfully, as my rhythm was atrocious.

It has gotten a lot better. I paid attention to it during my 3 songs and I was able to keep the rhythm throughout, much to my delight.

I played Cody Simpson’s La Da Dee for the first time in a long time and it made me so happy.

The kids danced and sang the entire time I played today. My son even pulled out the xylophone.

I love the atmosphere we’ve created of positive music influences. It’s great.

April 28: New challenge

There was a new challenge in my app. I don’t always do the weekly challenges, but this one looked interesting. I actually did pretty well! Not amazing, but I’m happy.

Then I played sugar plum fairy and mountain king. I did decently on both of them.

I played all three of my songs and my shoulder started complaining at the end of the ballad. Sigh.

April 29: Tiktok premiere

I made a Tiktok video! My very first! And it’s the chorus of my ballad, so if you want to hear it, check it out!

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLGdABTN/

Also, my husband asked me to explain the rhythms of my songs to him, so I need to figure out how to write those down.

April 30: Duet

Today was super fun and complicated.

My husband and I sat down together and played my songs together.

Please note, I don’t know how to properly write rhythms.

So I had to spend most of the time explaining my rhythms and counting strums because I don’t have them written down.

It was still a lot of fun to play songs that I wrote with someone else.

May 1: Had fun

I played a bunch of different songs today from my books. My son decided what to bring me for my practise session today, so it was mostly Disney stuff.

And then I made another Tiktok!

I introduced my guitar and my son, sorry, I mean the Doctor.

You can check it out here:

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLGoWy7P/

Of course I also played my songs. I’m getting a weird buzzing when I play “Get to Know You,” so I’m going to have to figure that out.

April 20: Too much

I was too enthusiastic during the ballad. My shoulder hurts a bit more today.

But my kids were dancing and singing along with me.

That’s a good excuse, right?

April 21: Do I know what I’m doing?

Spoiler: I don’t.

I did one of the app challenges this week. It was chords. I forget how exacting this app is for chords. My fingers hurt a bit.

Then I did Sugar Plum Fairy and Mountain King. I did… Alright.

Then I tried Get to Know You in a couple different ways. It’s starting to sound wrong and I don’t know what to do about it.

April 22: Changes

I mostly played Get to Know You today, trying to figure out the additional chords. I ended up removing most of them… They just didn’t sound right.

I practised mountain king through the app. Meh. Could have been better.

I played the wedding song and the ballad, trying to pay attention to dynamics. I should maybe consider writing those down…

April 23: Discordant

I had a lot of trouble with mountain king today. I played it twice, hoping that would help. It didn’t.

Then I played my songs, while my daughter accompanied me on the soprano ukulele.

I honestly thought she’d get bored after one song.

She didn’t. She played all 3 with me.

Which is great. I love that she’s so into music.

But she doesn’t play chords or anything… It’s just strumming.

So it ends up being cacophonous discordant accompaniment.

I consider it training my ear to not listen and sing what I know are the notes. I definitely need the practise.

April 24: Feeling better

Mountain king was as difficult as ever. So frustrating.

I played Get to Know You and the wedding song. They both sounded good.

My son requested Disney music after that and I played a bunch from one of my books.

I actually ended up playing for about half an hour and my arm didn’t hurt at all!

And then I tripped coming up the stairs and jarred my arm again… Hopefully I didn’t hurt it too much. I’ll know tomorrow.

April 25: Beginner vs intermediate

Mountain king didn’t go well today. I don’t know why. Lowest score in a while. Bleh.

I played all three of my songs today. I need an allergy pill. My voice was all over the place. It’s kinda hilarious.

I played Get to Know You multiple times; intermediate, beginner, intermediate again. The beginner sounds way too easy and a little weird now. It’s kinda funny.

Makes me glad that I decided to make a version that was a little more complex.

Oh, and yeah, my arm hurts again. Trust me, I’m annoyed with myself.

April 14: Almost

I almost beat my high score on mountain king. I’m so close!

I played Get to Know You. There’s something off about the chords. I’m not sure what it is. I’ll figure it out eventually.

I then played The Rose. I love this song. It’s fairly easy to play and I know the tune really well, so even though I haven’t played it in months, it sounded great. IMHO.

Oh! And I have good news! I signed the contract for Crushing It to be published by Renaissance Press! Get to Know You will be out in the world in spring 2023!!!

April 15: Harumph

I played a very little bit today, not even bothering to set up my music stand.

It is very difficult to play from the learning app with my phone on my knee. I didn’t do very well, but that was to be expected.

I know Get to Know You well enough to be able to play without my sheet music, even with the added chords.

I think the first verse is better without the added chords, and that bothers me, because it feels unfinished. (For the intermediate version. It’s fine for the beginner version.)

Bah. I don’t know.

April 16: Yeah no

We had family over for most of the day, plus a bbq shopping fiasco, so guitar playing was not done.

I completely forgot about it.

April 17: I played!!

I actually played today!

I did mountain king… I did okay.

I played Get to Know You, both the beginner and intermediate versions. I’m still undecided on the extra chords.

I even played the wedding song! (What?) My shoulder hurt a bit after that, but not too much, so I didn’t push it too far.

That one, I feel almost confident enough to record. But not the first one.

Maybe I’m overthinking it.

April 18: Shake it off

I played a little more than I should have, but Pegasus was jamming along with me and we were having fun.

I played Mountain King and did very well, score-wise, somehow.

Then I played Get to Know You and the ballad (at Pegasus’s request).

And then I played a bunch from the new guitar book.

My arm doesn’t hurt too badly now (although it did right after playing). I think that’s an improvement?

April 19: Fun

I played all my usual practice session today!

That means mountain king (which I got almost a high score on, somehow), my 3 songs, and the French song!

It was nice to play the full set again.

I may have pushed it a little far.

I don’t want to physically suffer for my art.

But my kids were both singing along with me and it’s hard to stop when that happens.

Apr 8: Cacophony

I was on hold for work while I practised my guitar today.

So that was… Grating.

I played mountain king first. I got gold stars on the first part (again, but I haven’t been able to in a while). I also did better on the second two parts than I have in the past little while, so I feel very accomplished.

I tried the new chords on Get to Know You. I’m unsure about them still, partially because of the hold music. So I’ll try again tomorrow.

Then I played the wedding song. I definitely hold my shoulder stiffer on this song (not even mentioning the ballad) and I need to be more careful with that.

When I stopped playing, my shoulder hurt a lot, but it’s been almost two hours since then and it’s back to its low level of pain.

Apr 9: Feel the burn

I was perhaps a little ambitious.

I played sugar plum fairy and mountain king from the app. No high scores, but I’m very happy with how well I did.

I played Get to Know You a bunch of times, fiddling with the chords on the verse. I think I’m happy with what I’ve got. I’ll know better tomorrow.

I then tried to play the wedding song with a more relaxed arm. I mostly succeeded… It translated into playing it a little slower than I should’ve, so that’s frustrating.

And I played the ballad for the first time in a week or so. I did not succeed in keeping my arm relaxed. My muscles ache now. Hopefully it’ll feel better soon.

Apr 10: Accompaniment

I had enthusiastic accompaniment for my practising today.

Pegasus pulled out the xylophone and then Dragon requested permission to play the soprano ukulele. Both of them were very quiet while I tuned and did the app song challenge, which is better than I had expected while they had instruments in front of them.

Then they played and sang enthusiastically along with me throughout both Get to Know You and the wedding song.

I’m so glad they have a love of music.

I look forward to them being able to read it.

Apr 11: Ten minutes

I had a very short practice session today because we had a meeting with our publisher for Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers.

So I didn’t play from my app. I didn’t set up my music stand.

I played Get to Know You from memory, including the chord additions.

It sounds pretty good, if I do say so myself.

Apr 12: Satisfied

I played for about half an hour today. My shoulder doesn’t hurt worse than before I started, so I’m taking that as a win…

I played mountain king. Not very well, though. Lots of mistakes.

I tried playing standing up for my first song.

Let me preface by saying that I’m falling apart; my back hurt more and my shoulder also hurt. Sooooo I’m not going to do that again for a while.

I replayed Get to Know You while sitting down. It worked much better! I even worked out the bonus chords. I think there’s two versions of this song, tbh. The one that Tommy plays initially, when he’s had no time to go over the chords and figure them out, and the one that he embellishes on when he’s older. Beginner and intermediate. I’ll make both.

I also played the wedding song and the ballad. They both went well. I’m really happy with how they sound.

Apr 13: New music

I played a little more than I should have today.

I started off with mountain king. That was frustrating.

Then I played Get to Know You. I’m not happy with one of the chords. I’m not sure how to fix it right now. Hopefully something will occur to me tomorrow.

We ordered new music books the other day and they came in last night.

I’m not sure what they mean by “really easy” because there are numerous songs in this book that I cannot even hope to play. The chord choices suck in some cases. And it’s practically impossible to read.

I don’t recommend.

That being said, there were some songs that were super enjoyable to play. I especially liked “Can’t Stop This Feeling.”

Apr 2: Nope

Too much pain in my shoulder today. I couldn’t lift my arm so I thought it was wise to not aggravate it further.

I did put a heat pack on it and that helped somewhat.

Apr 3: Short

I played for about fifteen minutes today.

My shoulder still hurts, but nothing like yesterday.

I played two songs from the learning app. I did okay on them.

Then I played my first two songs. I decided not to play the ballad because it’s got a LOT more strumming and I hold my shoulder with more tension than I really should.

Apr 4: Slow recovery

My shoulder is feeling better, but not even close to 100%.

So I played mountain king (with great success. Not a complete pass, but I’m very happy with my progress) and my first two songs.

Apr 5: Pretty

My shoulder still aches, so I did minimal practising today.

Mountain king did not go as well as yesterday. Very frustrating.

My songs sounded really pretty though.

I’m thinking of adding some chords to Get to Know You. Not the version that my character plays, obviously, since he’s making it up on the fly, but to the “professional” version. I find it very repetitive right now, with just C chords. So I’ll try mixing it up a bit and see what happens.

Oh, and irl news; last night I was poking about on the internet and I found the pre-order link for Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers on Indigo!! (For those of you not in Canada, that’s our national bookstore chain.)

I’m not sharing the link here yet because there’s no cover on it, and no ebook version available yet, but it’s there!! In print!

I knew it would be exciting, but I didn’t expect it to feel quite this overwhelming.

I also found out, after talking to the publisher, that the cover reveal will be happening at the end of April*. There’ll be a virtual party. You’re all invited. 🎉

In light of how excited I am about seeing the pre-order, I’ll do another AMA about my book. So AMA! I want to talk about it!!

*Pre-launch party will be happening in August, not April. Details to come.

Apr 6: Another break

I’m sorry my posts are so boring this week. I’m trying really hard not to overwork my shoulder and yet it’s still hurting. 🙁

Apr 7: Back at it

I played for about ten minutes today and my shoulder is aching a bit.

I played mountain king first. I almost failed because my son grabbed the fretboard and that messed me up for way longer than it should have. I’m more annoyed with myself than him.

He knows that if he wants to play with my guitar, he needs to ask first. Two year olds. 🙄

Then I played Get to Know You. I messed about with the second verse, trying to figure out some different chords to insert into it. I pencilled some in. I’ll see what it sounds like when I play it tomorrow.

Then I thought I’d be okay to play the wedding song.

I probably shouldn’t have pushed it.

This is so frustrating.