Connor Wright's Blog, page 13
June 28, 2011
Note To Self:
Remember that one of the subgenres that you write in often has capitalization quirks. Running a search-and-replace on the commonly-capitalized word(s) before submitting your story will make your future editor(s)–and by extension, you–much, much happier. Also, remember that just because … Continue reading →
June 25, 2011
Charts!
As I was looking at my Giant List O' Names, I started wondering how many characters had names that started with the same letter. I also wondered how many characters shared the same job, because I knew I had more … Continue reading →
June 24, 2011
"Wow. Your hair is crazy enough for two people. Okay, you're in."
A week or so ago I got up, forced one of my two favorite hats onto my head, and ran a couple of errands. Then I had some time to kill, so I pulled over to read — but my … Continue reading →
June 20, 2011
The Hard Part Is…
Well, currently, the hard part is the cover-art spec sheet for First Flight. It's a fun hard, though — the part that's going to take the longest is getting over to the piece of public art I need pictures of … Continue reading →
June 13, 2011
This was a triumph…
(Apologies if you now have that song stuck in your head. I'm muddling my way through Half-Life 2, and every time someone mentions Black Mesa, I hear GlaDOS in my head.) Anyway! Successes abound, at the moment. I have, as … Continue reading →
June 11, 2011
Fun with machine translation!
I fed some of my stories to Google Translate, copying and pasting and translating through at least three languages. Cut because it gets a little long. Setup: Ezekiel and Justinian are kissing in a stable. (Jachin is Ezekiel's horse; Justinian … Continue reading →
June 10, 2011
I Made A Good Point.
I was just skimming over the copy of First Flight* that I started to keep track of my pre-editing edits and came across a note to myself that I'd forgotten writing. The context is as follows: Kevin is trying to … Continue reading →
I love it. You'd think it would be easy.
This applies to two different things that I'm trying to write. The first is the Hot July Days story; the second is a review of The Slipstream Con. Seriously, I love TSC to pieces and I can't articulate WHY? At … Continue reading →
June 9, 2011
Status Report:
The Bad News: My latest (and, naturally, soonest-due) story is trudging along. I've got a whopping 550 words, and that's after restarting it twice. I think I'll get some work done on it, soon, though. The Neutral News: – The … Continue reading →
June 4, 2011
Nicknames, Pet Names, and Terms Of Endearment
I love nicknames for my characters. They're usually easier and faster to type (and sometimes easier to spell. Hi, Khobelithalichen and Avemorielle…), and they often can be used as part of characterization. For instance, Tobias doesn't like to be called … Continue reading →
