Stupid Arctic cold coming down to Arizona. Stupid car not liking to start in the cold. Stupid people keeping MY mechanic busy so he’s trying to give me advice over the phone so I’m stuck at home writing instead of going to work… Have you guessed I’m not really all that upset? I mean, I […]
One good thing about writing fast–since the first book (which was NOT written quickly) I haven’t had anything that needed a lot of pruning. Taro’s book is less than 70,000 words, so it actually needs to get longer. Most publishers’ guidelines ask for 80-100k. That’s not set in stone, but it is pretty inflexible. Less
So Bly’s right. What I need to be doing, is NOT writing another book. Keen and Joss and all the other books will be there, and probably be better for a break. What I need to be doing, is editing. Eww! Okay, now that’s out of the way… I don’t really mind editing. The reading over my work part,
I’m done. Finished. Kaput. It’s over. Yeah, I know I’ll be back in the damned fight tomorrow. I don’t really get to give up. But tonight I’ve had it. I’m going to pretend I can hide in my galaxy and never come out. Hey, there’s a reason Captain Eve Marcori can kick just about anyone’s
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Okay, I will not be ranting personal problems on the internet. I won’t. With my luck, someday it will come back to bite me on the ass. Guaranteed. I will say that if you OFFER to do someone a favor, you should not be pissed off if they don’t buy you expensive gifts as a
I wrote 1,993 words today, in a scene for Joss. He’s the minor character in the NaNovel, who gets center-stage next time. In the one just finished, he’s an innocent. In his starring role, he most certainly is NOT. So this scene begins the change. Yay for character growth! But it’s too bad, too. The
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I don’t have a microphone on my computer. You should rejoice in that fact. It means you don’t have to choose between jumping to turn the speakers down, or enduring listening to me sing. Because–I did it, I did it, I did it, did it, did it!! 5,811 words today, to bring a grand total