It’s gloriously beautiful out. I finished writing a chapter this afternoon, then put myself into a pair of shorts and a hat, made some lemonade, poured on the sunscreen, and went outside to read for most of an hour before I 1. finished the book and 2. reached critical melting point temperatures. I’m quite pink now. I’m hoping it’s pure heat-based pink, not sunburn–the sunblock is SPF 50, so I *shouldn’t* be burnt–but my, that was nice. I’m all sleepy and content now. And the whole week is supposed to…
a request to the hive mind
My dad’s computer has been infected with a virus which redirects searches to completely random places. Ted’s spent about twenty hours trying to clean it up, to no avail. In desperation, we turn to the hive mind to see if anybody has suggestions he hasn’t tried. The following is what he *has* tried: Ok, so the computer has run into js/fake alert and I can’t seem to get rid of it. Have uninstalled and reinstalled completely the browser. Used Spydoctor, McAfee, and Norton to try and get ride of the…
my husband is a genius.
Got the revisions up to about 58K, whereupon I ran into the second place where I’d screwed up and where, it turned out, I still didn’t know exactly what it was I should do to fix it. So I said to Ted I didn’t know what to do, he said “Where are you at now,” I told him, and then he told me exactly what needed to happen next. It’s so obvious I don’t know why I didn’t think of it, but thank goodness I have him around! :) I…
a second epiphany
I had another epiphany about SPIRIT DANCES at about 3am this morning. Sadly, it was only an epiphany which highlighted another place where I’d screwed up, rather than one which illuminated how to fix it. I’ve more or less figured out the fix over the course of the day, though, so that’s good. Revisions currently stand at 43K of an original 60. I have to write some new material before I can drop a few chapters back in. I’m sure I’ll end up with 50K after revisions. Not sure I’ll…
open chat!
In celebration of the Word War room’s first anniversary, fantasy authors Laura Anne Gilman, Robin D. Owens, and myself are hosting a Q&A/chat which is starting approximately now (10am Eastern) and will go on for at least 3 hours, possibly longer. Come by and say hello! ETA: 2pm Eastern: chat room has wrapped up for the day! Thanks to everybody who stopped by, and particular thanks to Laura Anne and Robin for taking time out of their work day to participate!