Category: Cady II: WARPAINT

  • Probably the last day of WARPAINT post-edit type-in #wabwm

    I have 48 pages to go. Did well over 200 yesterday. So I’m getting a late start, but I’m here. Here’s the list of what remains to be done before the book goes out (this to explain why finishing type-in today does NOT mean the book will be for sale tomorrow.) Once I’ve completed type-in,…

  • Feeling better, back to the WARPAINT editor’s type-in #wabwm

    8:00 AM Made it through half the WARPAINT manuscript over the weekend, but NOT through half the type-in, which is heavily weighted toward fixes at the end. Still. Progress. Feel pretty good at the moment, hoping to get a lot of this done today. Onward. Write with joy. Cheerfully, Holly

  • So NOW I’m starting on the type-in #wabwm

    It’s 12:37 PM here, but I don’t have a headache. Had one earlier. Small dose of children’s Tylenol, and patience, and I’m okay to work, at least for a while. Almost exactly half the pages in the manuscript have corrections. About one third of those are SIGNIFICANT corrections, which are going to require the typing…

  • Today was a dead loss #wabwm

    I had to pay people, but it wasn’t just that. I have a hellish migraine. I’m hoping for better tomorrow. Hope your words went better.

  • A-a-a-a-a-lllmost there…a-a-a-lllmost there… WARPAINT edit #wabwm

    Okay. So. Two days ago, I blasted through over 200 pages of my editor’s revision. I had forty pages left. So yesterday, I held off posting until I could com in and give my little “done” happy dance. By the time I fell into bed last night, I’d made it through twenty pages. Plus ALL…

  • Back in the saddle again…WARPAINT revision resumes. #wabwm

    Before I forget… (mentioned it in an e-mail last week, but forgot to mention it here)… My Minecraft Spaceship Collection is now available. http://howtothinksideways.com/cadence-drake-minecraft-spaceship-collection/ Free download, no signup. I spent the last couple of days while I was resting building a bit of Bailey’s Irish Spacestation, which will figure prominently in at least a few…

  • Embracing the New Rules of Self-Publishing Reality #selfpub #wabwm

    Nothing. That is what I accomplished on WARPAINT yesterday. Between the migraine, stomach pain, and generally just feeling like hell, I managed NOTHING. Except for one small revelation. I can either emulate the worst of commercial publishing, and drive myself to finish a book that will be less good for being rushed in order to…

  • The Editor Revision, now with Extra Migraines! 😀 #wabwm

    11:16 AM I lost almost all of yesterday to a migraine. And discovered that I’m going to have to lay off the aspirin and the Tylenol to deal with migraines—I’ve started to have the stomach irritation that is a side effect of too much aspirin. As for Tylenol…most dangerous over-the-counter medication on the market if…

  • Post-Thanksgiving: Back with a vengeance. #wabwm

    To those who survived Thanksgiving unscathed, I salute you. I was scathed. I have made my annual post-Thanksgiving vow never to look at food again. 😯 But. Getting back to the edits. Today I get into the parts where Matt found a major problem (in two parts) and the time off did give my mind…

  • Happy Thanksgiving #wabwm

    Taking the day off, so wanted to wish you Happy Thanksgiving, if it’s a holiday for you, and cheers on the writing if you’re working on your story today. I’ll be back tomorrow.