Month: January 2010

  • Pitch-And-Toss Writing

    I threw out 364 words I wrote last week, and wrote 738 new words on TalysMana tonight. The clue I got while posting my last TalysMana post last week, where I suddenly realized that the story would be more interesting if Bill were present when the next big thing happened, led me to toss everything…

  • Lightcross, Shadowcross

    Got 364 words on TalysMana tonight. I’m back in Kettan’s point of view, and she’s with Bill (the detective from the Broward County Sheriff’s Department), and in a couple of minutes she’s going to have to figure out a way to politely shoo him out of her apartment, because…well, that’s tomorrow night. Tonight, though, she…

  • Character Surgery

    Well, on the bright side, I got 3700 hard-fought words on Lesson 12 of HTRYN. On the dark side, I’m too freakin’ fried to do any fiction. So. How are your words coming along? Download as PDFPrint Page

  • Water Magic

    This isn’t writing, it isn’t ranting, it isn’t publishing or any of the rest of what I usually have on my weblog. This is simply one of the coolest things I’ve ever scene. It is, essentially, the anatomy and physiology of a water droplet hitting a puddle. Thanks to Jeff Reese, who sent me this…

  • Retrieving the Lost

    Writing fiction went pretty well tonight. I got 601 words, and wrapped up the scene Interlude: Spinning Back the Reel. Got it posted, so if you’re that far along in the story, it could show up in your mailbox as early as tonight. I’m not sure I’m entirely happy with it. I think there’s more…

  • Please VOTE: HTRYN Scholarship Contest

    Voting and awarding scholarships for the How To Revise Your Novel Scholarship Contest was delayed because I’ve been sick. However, I finally got the poll together. There will be six scholarship winners. Five will win either a full scholarship to How To Revise Your Novel or a $150 cash prize payable via PayPal (winner’s choice).…

  • Spinning Back The Reel

    421 words on TalysMana tonight—it was another interlude chapter, this one taking me into Kettan’s world after she returned to the What Is to make her talysmana to protect her Fendles. Tonight I got as far as showing what happened to them after she left. I have not yet gotten to the point of showing…

  • 3:23 AM. Finished Lesson 11

    No fiction. Lesson 11 is about revising the novel to make it the length it needs to be. The lesson was a bit long. I’m squeaking toward feeling better, but deadlines for HTRYN are carved in stone. So. Tomorrow I hope to have time for fiction. How did your story go? Download as PDFPrint Page

  • Still Sick

    I’m still not over whatever this mess is. Since I have almost no energy at the moment, I’m focusing on getting HTRYN lessons done. Voting on the scholarships is on hold until I’m feeling better, too. Actually, VOTE, VOTE! But I’ll get everything set up to TALLY the votes when I don’t feel like Morte…

  • The Fendle Warrior’s Heart

    I did 1731 words on TalysMana today, starting and finishing the next scene/chapter, and uploading it into the mailer. For those of you who are history buffs, you’ll find my spontaneous, very brief rundown of the Peloponnesian War as part of a discussion between my MC and a guy I _think_ might be the hero.…