Dun dun dun… Well, actually, probably not. I’m sure I’ll think of other things to fix. But in the meantime, I am delighted to have come to the end of my “MUST FIX THIS” notes. And also, this is making me inordinately happy. You see, Joss is a Gemini. And he’s always calling Zeke […]
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So, for better or for worse (for the quality of the book, it’s better. For my sanity…yeah) my deadline is now sometime between now and when my editor gets up Sunday morning. I’m glad of the extra time. I still have lots I want to tweak and wiggle to make the story come alive. On
This edit is almost done. The changes are amazing. I’m so thrilled I could do–not just a song and dance, but an entire musical, performed solely by me. Except I’m way too tired for that. I love Knight Errant and His Faithful Squire, but I honestly think this book is stronger than both of those.
Bad enough having to go to work. Having to work to get to work? That really sucks. But the subway didn’t come, so Joss has to find an alternate means of transportation. This is from Queen’s Man, coming soon from awesome online places! Chivas, as far as Joss knew, were unique to Kari’s Star. Anyone
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I’m editing! Yay, me! Here’s something I can’t stop snickering over. It won’t mean as much to you as it does to me, but I’m posting it anyway–just so I can move on. Well inside the building, but before anyone entered the Chamber itself, security men searched people. Paige swallowed hard as one man then
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Stupid weekends coming to an end. Stupid having to go to work on Mondays. Stupid, stupid. The more I work on this novel the more I love it. Joss cracks me up, Paige delights me, and Zeke is starting to come into his own. I don’t want to go back to work and leave them
In general, I move fast in my first drafts. My focus is on the characters and the action, figuring out who is doing what and why. Sure, I’ve become more of a planner in recent years, but I’m still not much of one. If I have the BS2 half-filled in with a paragraph for most