NaNo planning proceeds apace. Or sort of, anyway. I wonder if there exists a way to plan in an organized fashion? Generally I have notes in every direction, and spend a lot of time sorting them. I’ve been trying for years to find a better way and I haven’t. The best I’ve come up with […]
I haven’t looked into the cultures yet, not extensively. But I did research some more this morning, and now (1728–that’s 5:28 p.m. to those not using military time) I’m working on my characters. Got the mind-map and questionnaire done for Devendra. Working on Shukri now. My fingers will type his name correctly, but keep trying
I know it’s necessary. I can’t jump from one thing to the next with no break. Even if I didn’t have to save Hiro II for NaNo. (NaNoNaNoNaNoNaNoNaNo…) I’ve heard it all before, and I even believe it. You have to recharge; you have to let the muses rest. Doesn’t mean I have to like
So, of course, I am writing madly to finish last year’s. I’m almost there! For the first time, however, I lost the NaNoPubYe Fall Warm-Up. Hiro was just too close to the end–I couldn’t rush it. Sigh. I can’t be too unhappy about it, though–I love what I’m writing. Friendship and love, magic and glory
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Figured something out–this is the hardest time of the year for me to be productive outside of work. So doesn’t it make sense to go easy on myself? Why yes. Yes, it does. Towards that end, the Joss-edit is on the back-burner till I have more energy and a friend or two get back to
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Whee! And we’re off to one hell of a start, 2,251 words on Taro and Rafe’s locked-room mystery despite Joss’ importunate wheedling. I stared at the blank screen for a good hour before I decided I’d better go with Taro and Rafe, I’ll have you know. That, and the fact I worked my full eight
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I cut 298 words from Eve today. So we’re (all the way) down to 136,293. Yay! Or something. Oh, and I got my Taro/Rafe head-shot to work on my NaNoWriMo profile. *big grin* Hey, it means a lot to me! Wanna write, wanna write, wanna write…I’m SO tempted to cheat and start now.
Counting the Little Things? Read More »