not bad.

7400 words today. I should go re-sign-up for Novel in 90, which I totally flamed out on when I hurt my hand (otoh (heh), I in fact blew away the 67,500 word expectation with my 119.1K in the first 3 months of the year), but quantum willing and the creek don’t rise (and if I can keep this productivity rate up), I will finish this book a week Friday, and not start another one until (drumroll please) … MAY FIRST! …I think I’ll go fling myself in a pit now.…

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we’ll have to go right to…

I have a bunch of P-Con stories I want to tell, but I need to get away from the computer, and I fear that by the time I’m willing to come back and blog a lot I’ll have forgotten them. That, though, is a price I may be forced to pay, because I don’t want to be at the computer any more right now and am planning a Ludicrous Speed Writing Blitz over the next three days, which will not make me want to blog. Even as a procrastinatory technique.…

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a splendid weekend!

It was a splendid weekend. We trundled up to Dublin and got checked into the hotel, which gave us a very nice suite (which included its own water feature, as expounded on later), then met my parents for an early dinner. Dinner was overtaken (by our invitation, not by rudeness) by Maura McHugh and, after a bit, Páadraig and Deirdre, and… …and I can see I’m going to be here for the rest of my life if I keep putting in people’s web addresses. I think I’ll by and large…

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I dooded it!

I actually got to 100K on PRETENDER’S CROWN this morning! Hooray! I can now go off to P-Con feeling pretty satisfied with myself, and not have that hanging over my head all weekend. Yay! See you all on Monday! ytd wordcount: 119,100

metrics before p-con

You know, P-Con is looking to me like it’s going to be a really great con. I’ve forgotten to post my schedule, which is as follows: SATURDAY 29 March 11 A.M. : Visualisation Brian J Showers / C. E. Murphy / Peter Morwood 2 P.M. Guest Of Honour Interview C. E. Murphy 8:30 P.M. Book Launch C.E. Murphy, “House Of Cards” SUNDAY 30 March 10 A.M. Comic Books Go To The Movies C. E. Murphy / Diane Duane / Michael Carroll 12 P.M. Science Fiction Is A Girl Thing Too!…

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