Month: January 2007
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Arrgh! Have passed halfway
I didn’t realize how very much I’d changed in the revision. A bad headache shot me down last night not long after I started type-in. So I got up early this morning and I’ve been typing since just past six-thirty AM. I’ve just passed halfway, and while I think I was less bloodthirsty in revising…
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The rewrite has been all-consuming.
The first draft of the Green Magic proposal went quickly. The second draft took another two days of massive work, because, well, I’m picky as hell and I ripped the first draft to shreds. It’s done, it’s a bit longer, and I’m doing type-in now, and will be working late into the night. The rest…
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Marching through the Middle East
Tam sent me a link to an animated map of the Middle East and surrounding territory through the ages. The thing is silent, completely apolitical, and absolutely astonishing. Take a look. It’s a visual of 5000 years of history in 90 seconds, and well worth the time. Actually, all the maps are pretty mind-blowing. I’ve…
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Onward with Green Magic I
I finished the first draft the day before yesterday, hitting my goal of 10,000 words. Yesterday I revised. Today I’m revising some more. I want the dialogue to be sharp, the conflicts to be immediately apparent, and the movement from scene to scene to be smooth and clear. Have the whole thing printed out and…
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Goal Today
Ended yesterday at 5046 words, with chapters 1, 2, and the first part of three completed. Today, I want to get to 10,000 total, with the completion of chapter 3, the synopsis, and some possibilities for the future of the series. Getting a late start—a lot of dithering beforehand. That can wreck a writing day.…
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YARN!
Blocks My first recommendation would be Noro. The diamonds on the back of the Blocks sweater are done in Noro Silk Garden, color 226, which I got for my birthday. The yarn has a great feel, a great smell, and (though you do have to pick out the occasional bits of pasture grass) is wonderful…
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Green Magic I
Green Magic I is the working title of the pseudonymous on-spec project I’m putting together for unnamed Editor B. My goal on this is 10,000 words between today and tomorrow, to include the first three chapters, a synopsis, and my ideas on other books in the series. I’ve done some backgrounding, and did a huge…
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