I finished typing up the first chapter of the new novel. Yay! 4,480 / 100,000(4.5%) I’m so happy that I have this much finished. Now I just have to type up the second chapter, and then I can start on the revisions of the first novel, rewriting based on the comments from my first readers. […]
I keep meaning to post this then I keep forgetting. I’ll be in SF from August 5 – 15th. I have some people who I’m planning to see, but other nights I’ll be available. I won’t have a car, so that means either coming to get me or meeting someplace available by BART. If anyone
I had every intention of going to the last Clarion party tonight. I really did. I’m even wearing my Clarion T-shirt. I also knew that I was going to take some time and write tonight. Just a little. Just for 30 minutes. But you know — the first one is always free, try it you’ll
I love the Tuesday night tea thing. I didn’t get as much done tonight as I have on other nights — I was more social than I usually am. It wasn’t just that thought — I keep jumping ahead with this character. There are things that I want to say with him, that I want
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I’ve been taking it easy this week. More me time. It’s been nice. I did write on Friday, completely redoing what I’d already done for chapter 2. I needed to get that voice *right*. I’m still working on it. Took another run at chapter 2 today. After writing two pages, then taking a nap and
I am still loving the writing. I was concerned, because I seemed to be stalling on Chapter 1. Then I took a long look at it tonight, and realized that nope, wasn’t stuck. Just finished. Chapter 1 is coming in at just about 5000 words (25 hand-written pages.) I know that I’ll need to expand
I’ll be there! Sometime between 7 and 7:30. As for writing, I didn’t write Thursday or Friday, not actual word count, per se. But I did plot. Oh yes. (insert evil cackle here) Saturday — no time for writing. Sunday, Monday — small word count, maybe 700 words total — but word count! I’ve finished
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I didn’t write yesterday (Monday). Partly because I was stupid (I really shouldn’t turn on the work beast until I’m really ready to start working. I don’t care if I’m planning on ‘just checking email’ and ‘plan on taking a break and writing after that’ because I never will.) Partly it was through choice —
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Dove into the new novel for the first time today. (The first novel is called Harp of Stars. This one is called Harp of Light.) Wrote 1000 words this morning. It was pretty much non-stop, just pouring from me. Man, I *missed* this. It’s art and craft and flying and getting into this character’s head
Guess what I’m holding in my hands? A completed copy of the new novel. 509 pages. 102, 520 words. SO VERY HAPPY. In other news, during the training walk today my hip kind of went out (at mile 11 of a 16 mile walk.) Muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatories, cold-heat-repeat has helped. I’m a lot better now