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September 1, 2010

So…this is pretty freaking awesome.

Just sayin'.

[Crossposted from my website. If you'd like to comment, you can do so either here or there.]

August 31, 2010

Here's the weekend's progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.

Project: Ganymede

Deadline: November 1, 2010

New words written: 2060 (ugh)

Present total word count: 46,161 words

Things accomplished in fiction: Trudged through the swamp in the middle of the night; finally arrived at...

No word metrics

Nothing metrics to report, aside from my daily run/climb and day-job work … because this was the one afternoon I have every 4-6 weeks wherein I am responsible for exactly NOTHING except sitting still while the nice man (Lancer F.) at Emerson Salon touches up my 'do.

Is it a lot of trouble to preserve the snazzy blue-and-green peacock hue? Yes. But I think we can all agree that it's totally worth it. (Click the jump to get a gander.)

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August 29, 200

Here's the weekend's progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.

Project: Ganymede

Deadline: November 1, 2010

New words written: 1841 (ugh)

Present total word count: 44,101 words

Things accomplished in fiction: Sent a telegram or two; had some bad gossip confirmed; hopped on a boat in t...

August 27, 2010

Here's today's progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.

Project: Ganymede

Deadline: November 1, 2010

New words written: 2153 (acceptable on this occasion)

Present total word count: 42,260 words

Things accomplished in fiction: Docked in Oneida (the old name for Amarillo, Texas) right ...

August 26, 2010

FINALLY. Good Lord, it's 9:00 p.m. here.

Oh well. You do what it takes.

Here's today's progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.

Project: Ganymede

Deadline: November 1, 2010

New words written: 2523 (meh, but acceptable)

Present total word count: 40,107 words

Things accomplished in...

August 25, 2010

Here's today's progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.

Project: Ganymede

Deadline: November 1, 2010

New words written: 2518 (meh)

Present total word count: 37,584 words

Things accomplished in fiction: Visited with a fortune-teller friend; received bad news; escaped the French...

August 24, 2010

No word metrics to post today, alas. It's been day-job mayhem and writer-business chaos since I woke up – and that's just how it works out, sometimes. Among the things accomplished are such diverse elements as: a small mountain of important email tackled; two more potential events negotiated for 2011 (but awaiting confirmation); a trip to U-books to sign stuff and sort stuff out with Duane; a trip to the postal place to ship some goodies to a freshly married cousin; and a couple of important ...

August 23, 2010

Here's today's progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.

Project: Ganymede

Deadline: November 1, 2010

New words written: 4431 (much better)

Present total word count: 35,066 words

Things accomplished in fiction: Got a gander at the new guy in charge of the city; received bad news...

Good Mail Day

EEEEEE!!!! My old friend Jessica has sent me delicious goodies! Holy crap, you guys. I knew she'd started an Etsy store, but I've been too broke to order anything – so she sneaked me some as a belated birthday gift. BECAUSE SHE IS AWESOME. And she is not messing around with the tasty, I swear.

For real, y'all – her stuff is freaking delicious.

[:: STUFFS FACE ::]

[Crossposted from my website. If you'd like to comment, you can do so either here or there.]