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September 13, 2013
Friday Update 9/13/13
There are some weeks when it feels like I drop off the face of the earth, socially. This week was one of them. I don’t remember getting on Facebook or Twitter. I know I got on Tumblr… but that was for like 10 minutes. So, aside from chatting with my betas throughout the day, and seeing my IRL people once this week, it’s just been me, Earl, Lu, and my books.
And that wasn’t such a bad thing. It
And that wasn’t such a bad thing. It
September 10, 2013
Research of Another Sort
Yesterday on my lunch hour at work, I sat down and did something a little out of the ordinary. I outlined a chapter from someone elses book.
That’s not exactly accurate, I guess. It was a specific type of scene. The type of scene was one I myself was having difficulty writing. So my outline was not a dissection of what happened in the scene, so much as a look at how the order of things came
That’s not exactly accurate, I guess. It was a specific type of scene. The type of scene was one I myself was having difficulty writing. So my outline was not a dissection of what happened in the scene, so much as a look at how the order of things came
September 6, 2013
First week of September
September is the beginning of the end. I’ve got until the middle of November to get the remaining 27% of my million word count goal (because my ability to write in December is comical – if not pathetic). Fingers crossed I can do it!
Words Written: 18,451 (not too shabby for 3 days)
Books Read: 1 (The Darwin Elevator)
This month, being part of my final push, has some pretty lofty goals,
Words Written: 18,451 (not too shabby for 3 days)
Books Read: 1 (The Darwin Elevator)
This month, being part of my final push, has some pretty lofty goals,
September 4, 2013
When Good isn’t Good Enough
I wrote a chapter today. It’s a part of a science fantasy novel that is a huge undertaking. And while I’ve been plotting it out for a long while now, I’ve never had a first chapter that I liked. This was the first chapter (with my newest outline) and I really liked it.
And then I read it again.
It was missing something. Something important. Something that, without it, made the story not good
And then I read it again.
It was missing something. Something important. Something that, without it, made the story not good
August 30, 2013
August has come to a close
August is over!
Well, it is as far as writing is concerned.
Words Written: 97,728
Books Read: 0
I made it to my overall goal before I left for a long trip to Oregon for a wedding. It was one of those goals that you cross your fingers, close your eyes, hold your breath, and hope it actually happens.
But, becasue of my mad dash to get the word count in in 11 days, I didn't get any
Well, it is as far as writing is concerned.
Words Written: 97,728
Books Read: 0
I made it to my overall goal before I left for a long trip to Oregon for a wedding. It was one of those goals that you cross your fingers, close your eyes, hold your breath, and hope it actually happens.
But, becasue of my mad dash to get the word count in in 11 days, I didn't get any
August 28, 2013
Review: Well of Ascension
Well of Ascension
(Mistborn 2)
By Brandon Sanderson
Paperback, 763 pages
Published
by Tor
Released June 3, 2008
Summary:
With the Lord Ruler dead, the world divided, and winter descending on the free city of Luthadel, Elend Venture has to face that his Kingdom’s safety is teetering on the edge of a knife. Facing three armies and the
(Mistborn 2)
By Brandon Sanderson
Paperback, 763 pages
Published
by Tor
Released June 3, 2008
Summary:
With the Lord Ruler dead, the world divided, and winter descending on the free city of Luthadel, Elend Venture has to face that his Kingdom’s safety is teetering on the edge of a knife. Facing three armies and the
August 26, 2013
Writing What Flows Vs. Writing to a Deadline
When I don’t have a specific deadline, or if I don’t have a tangible goal (Finish X ms’ first draft), I tend to bounce around to whatever project I feel like writing. It’s a great thing when my tangible goal is a set amount of words in a set amount of time.
Writing what flows is a nice break from the normal push to get one specific ms done.
When you work on what’s flowing at the time, you don’
Writing what flows is a nice break from the normal push to get one specific ms done.
When you work on what’s flowing at the time, you don’
August 23, 2013
I’m Not Really Here, Promise.
Words Written: 0
While I’ve written a few things here and there this week, they’re mostly just notes of things to do next week (in the final two writing days of the month). I’ve been taking this vacation seriously and enjoying the heck out of it.
They always say you should treat writing like a day job… well, this is my PTO – not really.
While I’ve written a few things here and there this week, they’re mostly just notes of things to do next week (in the final two writing days of the month). I’ve been taking this vacation seriously and enjoying the heck out of it.
They always say you should treat writing like a day job… well, this is my PTO – not really.
August 21, 2013
Review: Mistborn
Mistborn (The Final Empire)
By Brandon Sanderson
Paperback, 647 pages
Published by Tor
Released July 31, 2007
Summary:
A street urchin and a thieving master join forces to destroy an empire. As mistborn, they use the powers of allomancy: the burning of metals to push or pull on emotions, the structure of time, physical qualities, and even metals themselves. But how do you
By Brandon Sanderson
Paperback, 647 pages
Published by Tor
Released July 31, 2007
Summary:
A street urchin and a thieving master join forces to destroy an empire. As mistborn, they use the powers of allomancy: the burning of metals to push or pull on emotions, the structure of time, physical qualities, and even metals themselves. But how do you
August 19, 2013
Organizing the Crazy
If you’ve been around this blog for very long, you know I refer to the maelstrom of thoughts and ideas swirling around in my head a Brain Soup. It’s like a big bowl of pho sloshing around in my head, and I have to pluck the relevant bits out to make any real sense of it (I also eat my pho with a fork).
Because of the crazy mess in my head, I take a lot of notes, I make a lot of spreadsheets,
Because of the crazy mess in my head, I take a lot of notes, I make a lot of spreadsheets,
