Bit of a Slow Down
Printed out what I had of this chapter and gave it a solid edit. Easier on my back, but takes a lot longer this way. Though its a lot funnier seeing pages covered with red pen than doing everything on the computer. Maybe I'll take a photo of one and upload it for you lot, so you can see the absurdity yourselves.
New version of the chapter is much better, really like it. Great humor, hits some more important character points. Once I get back to it that will take up to the midway point of the novel. We just went over 400 manuscript pages or about 110k words. Technically, I suppose I could release it as its own novel, but you'd hate it since it doesn't really have an ending. I mean, it would, since there's a key event at that point, but there would be no resolution whatsoever for our plot lines. It'd be like just reading the FM5 school story as its own book. Pretty frustrating, I imagine. I got complaints about the FM5 school story as it was, back when people couldn't instantly get the conclusion in FM6. This would be about ten times worse.
This week is getting destroyed by doctor appointments, but after August I (so far) have September and the first half of October completely free. The second burnination might be a go in October, so that might change. Of course, if it does happen and it works as well as the first one did, then my work pace could drastically improve!
But for now, I'm just trying to get through the heat and the doctors and then we have 30 clear days to chill out. Although, it's Fresno, so it will still probably be like 98 degrees even in September...
As for entertainment...I read two more Naomi Novik novels, "Spinning Silver" and "Uprooted". Preferred "Uprooted". Great read. "Spinning Silver" had some great ideas too, but it has multiple first person POVs that gets really funky at times, and some of the end is from POVs that are very passive and only added near the back half and I found it frustrating. If you're going to read any of her work, I'd still point you towards Scholomance, but Uprooted is just a small step behind.
Watched The Bear, very good. Will give you anxiety like no other show I've ever seen. I don't usually recommend anime because I know its not many people's cup of tea, but Summertime Rendering is very much worth a watch. It's in DisneyPlus/Hulu jail, but it's a complete story with only the one season and it's a fantastic ride that I can't really tell you about without spoiling the many, many moments of WTF and Holy Fuckballs. I suppose I can say that both the heroes and the villains are gloriously intelligent and constantly one up each other in a way that normal living, breathing people would. They figure things out and then they use it to totally screw you over. There is an English dub for people who absolutely can't handle subs, no idea if it's any good however.
GOTG 3 great, Secret Invasion stanky balls...
And of course: THE PREM IS BACK!!!
