The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.
0630, stumbling out of bed. Why didn’t I go to bed earlier? 0702. My new scrub brush is a disappointment. What do you mean, you didn’t want to know? Oh, all right, I’ll save that kind of news for Twitter. 1629. Sooooo glad to be home. One half the office staff out today. I’m the […]
I haven’t looked into the cultures yet, not extensively. But I did research some more this morning, and now (1728–that’s 5:28 p.m. to those not using military time) I’m working on my characters. Got the mind-map and questionnaire done for Devendra. Working on Shukri now. My fingers will type his name correctly, but keep trying
I did stuff. Mostly just poking at my characters. My brain doesn’t want to function tonight (not enough sleep) so…yeah. I am so looking forward to this book. These characters are amazing. At some point, though, I’m going to have to start working on plot. But hey. If I have vibrant characters who want different
Not a new chapter, alas. Just an old one finally put up. May I present the latest chapter of Shades and Hues, It’s a Small World? (beware of earworms!) Also, in the interests of accountability, I’m going to start (again) announcing my accomplishments here. So if I don’t post for a few days, feel free
I know it’s necessary. I can’t jump from one thing to the next with no break. Even if I didn’t have to save Hiro II for NaNo. (NaNoNaNoNaNoNaNoNaNo…) I’ve heard it all before, and I even believe it. You have to recharge; you have to let the muses rest. Doesn’t mean I have to like
It’s done! Hiro’s book is DONE!! I took the idea (and the name, because deathmarch sounds pretty damn serious) from Elizabeth Bear, who tends to do it when she gets close to the end of her work in progress. It’s just…knowing you’re close, and not stopping till you’re done. It took me 4,958 words today,
Sometimes you just have to trash it all and write through someone else’s eyes. Sometimes you have a lovely bit of still-life, some couple thousand very pretty words, but your story hasn’t started yet. Or you’ve got a great scene, full of conflict and emotion, that doesn’t belong in the story you’re writing. I like
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