I took the train out to Athy today, sort of experimentally. I bought a book to read on the train (SOUL MUSIC, which I enjoyed; I will have to read some more of the Susan books, I think), and went to the house, which, after a second inspection, I think is going to be Just Fine. It will require much girding, but the big pieces are all in place: beds, dining room set, living room furniture. We’ll need to get a tv and (all-region) dvd player. O Irish Readers? Where…
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attention, aspiring authors
I know there are at least a number of writers and aspiring authors who read this site, and probably there are at least some people who have partners who are writers who read this site. If any of you are in need of an excellent Christmas present for writers, or for yourself, or are looking for critiques, feedback, or mentoring, have I got a deal for you. Award-winning fantasy author Judith Tarr is offering mentoring services for twenty-five dollars an hour. I thought a four-hour package could be a really…
domain stuff
I’m in the process of transfering my domain registrations to 100megsdomains, which is the counterpart to the 100megswebhosting company I use. As all of my domains are already served off 100megs DNS and nameservers, this should be a completely transparent move, but since there’s always the distinct possibility, even likelihood, that something will go wrong, I thought I’d mention it in case my site goes down or I suddenly go email silent for a few days. The latter of which is going to happen as of Thursday/Friday pretty much unquestionably…
round one done
Round one of revisions on HEART OF STONE done. Actually, it’s like round three, because I did a huge revision this time last year, then did another one in May, and now I’ve done a third. I’ve added 40 pages to the manuscript, and have restructured the relationships and mostly strangled the timeline back into its proper place, although I’m going to need to read it ninety-two times and take notes to be sure. I have a subplot to add in, emotional content to beef up, sensuality to introduce and…
jellybrain.
My brain is slowly turning to a gelatinous goo. I have 4 more chapters to do, and as I get closer to the end I’m finding myself rewriting more. If I am very diligent and very lucky and my brain does not finish turning to goo, I’ll get through all four of those tomorrow, but it might take until Monday. Then I think I’ll probably spend a couple weeks working on COYOTE DREAMS, because I won’t be able to see the words for the trees in HEART OF STONE, or…