#RoW80 Update & October = Beer
My goal was to reach page 160 on Friday. I stopped at pg. 157. The last third of this book needs quite a bit of work. I think I need to rewrite a couple of scenes. Probably need to time-shift a portion of it either earlier or later. This week's short term goals (by Tuesday/Wednesday):
Talk to Eric about time shifting/resetting up the warehouse scene.
Rewrite warehouse scene.
Clean up comments from before page 250 that I've been ignoring.
Short Works:
Submitted "Opportunity" and "Eaters of Dust" to new markets. Haven't heard back yet.
Model Species
By Wednesday: Update my agent list.
Lucinda at the Window:
It would seem that a combination of Smashwords and direct listing through Amazon is the way to go.
New blurb:
The Manor is drafty, with leaks in the roof and secrets in the cellar. Worse, it's set in the Ohio country side, far from polite society.
The Manor is Edwin O'Malley's inheritance. With a newly hired staff and group of old friends, Edwin is certain he can convince his bride Rebecca that the Manor is the perfect place to live.
Rebecca may have no choice.
Something else, something lonely, is obsessed with keeping the Manor occupied.
Shrewd, conceited, and suffering from the loss of her parents and brother, Lucinda Harris uncovers the Manor's dark history. It might be possible to warn her friends in time, but unfortunately, Lucinda hasn't been herself lately.
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Busy weekend. I invited some friends to join me in running a 5K Saturday morning. And then I found out that Betsy was in town and only had late Friday evening to get together at Boulders. I couldn't not see Bets, and between Casey buying me a random beer* and Eric getting into a conversation with Chris, I didn't get to bed until 3am. And then got out of bed at 6:23am to head to Tempe Town Lake and run with Sarah. Sarah hadn't run a 5k before, and I hadn't much run recently, so we took it easy. I placed 13th in my age category with an 11 minute/mile pace. Slow for me, but I felt really good while running. Since the 5K was in conjunction with Oktoberfest, Sarah and I had our free post-race beer (a Becks at about 10am) and took in the sights. Back home, I took a nap, played a little EverQuest2, then headed off to dinner in honor of Laura's birthday. We ate at La Bocca, another new experience. Eric had pizza, but I couldn't resist the goat cheese and pear salad, which was excellent, and a pumpkin porter. The plan was to head to a piano bar after dinner, but by 10pm I was Done. That was more beer and socializing in 24hrs than I'd had in three months.
Today, I'm being a cozy introvert.
*Seriously, Boulders has an extensive selection of beers. There's a new pub opening at the mall that boasts 52 beers. I think Boulders has them beat. A random beer could have gone terribly wrong, but Casey lucked out picking an Odell 90 Shilling. It had more hops than I like in a red ale, but decent none-the-less. I also had a Double Chocolate Stout (can't remember the brewery name, possibly Young's) and a harvest cider, which was good, but I think cider has a similar effect on me as wine. I don't seem to get along with fermented fruit. Other new-to-me beers I've had lately: I believe it was a Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat from Reif (tasty, though not as good as Boulevard) and an okay pumpkin ale that I did not catch the name of from Byron.
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