So Ted and I are planning on going to World Fantasy Con this fall (Nov 1-4 in Saratoga, NY), and it strikes me that I have a book coming out in November. I wonder if I ought to get one of the party rooms and throw a book launch party? Hm. Hm. Hmmm! Well, it’s something to think about, anyway. :) Writing proceeds apace, or aplot, or something. I got very little in the way of new words done today, but I did go back and retrofit a whole ‘nother…
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a very spendy day!
I only wrote a couple hundred words today, but I spent a lot of money! That’s got to count for something, right? *laugh* I got paid this week (calloo callay!) and accidentally bought myself some birthday presents. (“Did Ted get some birthday presents, too?” my mother wondered, and yes, he did. :)) I got a 2G MP3 player which is most importantly a flash drive, which means there are no wires for me to lose. Also, it’s purple. Can’t go wrong with purple. :) I also got 100,000,000 Bon Jovi…
yessir, we’re having fun now, we are
Yeah, we’re sure in the “exciting life of a writer” stage of this. All I’ve got to talk about is revisions–which is to say, I did indeed end up completely rewriting another chapter in order to accomplish the same thing it used to, except with a different ending–but I’m feeling like I’m accomplishing things, so that’s good. Apparently that’s all I’ve got for now. Man. o.O ytd wordcount: 74,400 sekrit number: 5.5 miles to Minas Tirith: 111
Whew. Sort of.
I figured out where to start rewriting. *crossed eyes* It meant going back and cutting out another chapter, which did not make me happy at *all*. In fact, once I realized I had to, I sat there for well over an hour not doing it, even though I knew what to do. Eventually I figured what I needed to do was take a brisk walk and *accept* the fact that I had to do it, so I did, and I did. :) So anyway, what it took was changing the…
heh heh heh
eyes kit! Kit uht oh says, “I think I am with your editor on that ending.” says, “Just saying :)” Kit says, “Oh, honey, that’s not the ending that made her scream.” laughs Kit says, “I sent her the end of the *sixth* book.” says, “So this was the relatively *good* ending? :)” odear