Yeah, I’ve been hiding. RL have been, well, interesting, I guess you could say. Am writing on the novel again, have finished the interlude, and have started the next chapter. Am hoping to start the word count again soon. Though I plan on updating here more, I have no idea if I actually will or […]
Took a couple of days, but I think I have the first chapter hammered into shape. Tomorrow – the first interlude! All poetic and rambling and such. Should be good fun. Hope you’re having a lovely day where ever you are.
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Word count: 691. Reason for quitting: Finished chapter 1. Hate it. Hate the whole thing. Will rewrite tomorrow. The events are correct, but the character arc needs reshaping. So probably no word count tomorrow, just a redoing of what I did today. Hope ya’ll are having a lovely, lovely day. Me? I’m finding it easier
As part of my carrot/stick to writing, I’m going to start posting stats here. Word count for today: 500 words Which I’m actually really happy with doing even though it’s the weekend and I should be doing more like 2000. But I *am* happy that I got something, anything, done, particularly considering that I didn’t
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Started working on the new novel today. Didn’t write much, not more than a few hundred words, as well as heavily revising the few hundred words I already had.
I don’t write novels. I write chapters. Or scenes. A sentence or even a word at a time. Yeah, I have to pull back and look at big picture now and again. But I don’t write that way. I can do this when I break it down. What’s the most useful piece of writing advice
The most useful piece of my writing process that I’ve ever figured out Read More »
I received a letter offering me a position in the new merged company on Saturday, not a severance package. Being laid off wouldn’t have been terrible, but still being employed isn’t awful either. There are at least 14 documents I have to read through and sign – but I have a week in which to
Sorry – haven’t been around much – came down with the cold from hell that morphed into a sinus infection. I’ve completely lost my voice again. Plus I’ve been working really hard at the day job. I hope to be back soon. In the meanwhle – Mike got a long-term NASA grant – which is
Well – as some of you may have seen today – Oracle bought PeopleSoft. I’ve worked for PeopleSoft for the past 7 years, doing technical writing. Am I out of a job immediately? No. But sometime over the next year? Quite possibly. I’m not actively looking for a new job. Not yet. However, if any
Book thingy – from lots of people on my FL: 1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. 5. Don’t search around and look for the “coolest” book you can find. Do