Elizabeth Schechter's Blog, page 36
June 7, 2018
Plannirvana
I have an electronic planner in my phone, but I remember things better if I write them down. So I use a paper planner. I like paper planners. I have one for homeschooling, one for day-to-day planning, and a travelers notebook that comes along with me. And I have a bullet journal, for whatever I’m currently writing.
My planner of choice is from Plum Paper. This is my everyday planner, with bonus Pusheen and rainbows. Yes, stickers and washi tape are a huge part of my planning.
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June 3, 2018
Swords of Charlemagne, the second pass.
This past week has been the second pass — first round edits on Hidden Things, and the first read-through and revision of The Lady and the Sword. I usually don’t read through so soon after finishing a manuscript, but I wanted to get into it while Hidden Things was still in front of me, and I could still make adjustments.
And I discovered something. I am never again going to write a book with a non-linear timeline. EVER!
(someone is laughing at me.)
See, in Hidden Things, the Carolingian parts...
May 25, 2018
Draft Completed: The Lady and the Sword.
Began: February 15th, 2018
Completed: May 25th, 2018
Total Days: 99 days
Total Words: 83,963 words
Average Words per Day: 848 words
Now to let this sit while I edit Hidden Things. Then I’ll read through it again and send them both off.
May 20, 2018
Work in Progress: The Lady and the Sword, week 14
The end is near!
I’m halfway through the second to last chapter of The Lady and the Sword, so I’m calling it. Draft by the end of the week!
The Lady and the Sword
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 2
May 13, 2018
Work in Progress: The Lady and the Sword, week 13
It’s Mother’s Day, so I spent a good part of today away from my computer. There was Disney mini-golf (Fantasia themed), and really good food, and way too much traffic.
And words. There were words. There were a lot of words this week, too.
The Lady and the Sword
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 2
It’s hard to believe that this is almost done, but it’s almost done. I’m in the “wrapping up all the loose ends that get wrapped up in this book” stage. Hard to say how much...
May 6, 2018
Work in Progress: The Lady and the Sword, week 12
A very good word week indeed.
The Lady and the Sword
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 2
I can see the end from here. There are maybe five chapters left. The book won’t be a full 100K words, I don’t think. I’m thinking something between 80K and 90K at this point. I’m going to go out on a limb and say draft by mid-June.
I wrote one scene this past week that I’d been waiting to write since I started the book. Not going to give that one to you, though. Not yet. Instead,...
April 29, 2018
Work in Progress: The Lady and the Sword, week 11
Remember last week I said there might be an announcement this week?
I now have a Patreon!
I’m going to develop that Elemental project from the ground up, and start an ongoing… something. How long it will be, where it will go, all of that is stuff that we’ll discover together.
Since I’m still in the middle of Swords of Charlemagne, I set the Patreon up to be a pay-for-content, not as a monthly draw. That might change once I have a better idea of what the Elemental project is, and as it gets g...
April 22, 2018
Work in Progress: The Lady and the Sword, week ten
So close!!!
The Lady and the Sword
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 2
Halfway point by Wednesday, at the latest. I’ve had a couple of really good writing days this past week, and I hope to keep that up next week.
This weekend was also the Circlet Press Author Retreat up in Boston. I’ve never been to one, although I want to go one of these years. However, this year they did some livestreaming of discussions, so my usual vicarious participation via Twitter turned into actual participation via Goo...
April 15, 2018
Work in Progress: The Lady and the Sword, week nine
A good week, this. I can see the halfway point from here.
The Lady and the Sword
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 2
I’ve jumped back in time again, so I’ve spent this week writing my favorite characters. The sheer amount of giddy enjoyment I get from Turpin, Roland and Olivier is probably illegal in my home state.
So here’s some of Turpin and Olivier. A few lines of this showed up in my Twitter feed this week.
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He (Turpin) took his midday meal with Ganelon, who asked for him to take the time...
April 13, 2018
Trying something new
For the first time, I am posting to the blog from my phone.
Let’s see how many typos get past me, hmm?
I got a new pretty today.
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Neat scarf, right?
Look closer….
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Yes, that’s text. Can you read it?
It’s the text of Princes of Air. It’s a custom piece from a company called Litographs.
I’m kinda giddy about how this turned out. And it’s going to be fun wearing it, knowing that there are at least half a dozen sex scenes on this scarf alone!
