Before I have written a word today, I have hit 10,007 words. That’s the expected minimum on day six and it felt good to get that done last night. The goal is to get today’s word count again so that I will only be one day behind when I get back from my [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
20 Oct
Final Phases
I am sipping ginger-peach tea, wearing pajamas, and discussing favored styles of gun-based gameplay while Todd explores the first areas of Borderlands for the Xbox 360. The fussy dog is remembering that she actually likes her kibble and the cat is being cattish, waiting for an opportunity to sneak-snuggle. Which is about all [...]
10 Oct
Recovering After Risotto
In which I describe the last three days.
And plan the fourth.
Thursday
The writing meeting that night was small, only the three of us, but for me productive. Once all my victuals had been consumed, I slipped on the head phones and got down to business, cranking out over 1,400 words and finishing off the chapter. [...]
8 Oct
Playing with Numbers
Things are about to get interesting.
At least, for me personally. (I don’t doubt it will be as boring as cleaning out your tea-maker to read, but hey!)
I am a day short of doing a nine-day stretch on the phones and a shift change. After several of us affected pointed out that nine days [...]
8 Oct
Playing with Numbers
Things are about to get interesting.
At least, for me personally. (I don’t doubt it will be as boring as cleaning out your tea-maker to read, but hey!)
I am a day short of doing a nine-day stretch on the phones and a shift change. After several of us affected pointed out that nine days [...]
6 Oct
Not Enough To Just Write?
Before I get into the meat of the blog post, I just have to squee a little regarding my most recent book purchase: Eyewitness Companions Architecture, an entry in the series from the Dorling Kindersley publishing company who, I am guessing, have realized the insane popularity of their children’s guide books because now they seem [...]
29 Sep
The Mouse Has Me
I seem to have developed a growing fear of the end of my novel.
When the biggest a-ha moment came to me, about a month or so ago, I could see the whole end of the novel laid out before me like I’d crested the hill and could take it all in with one sweeping, cinematic [...]
19 Aug
Surprisingly Productive
Today, like Sunday night, I started with a plan.
Broke down the day into half hour chunks on a piece of paper, made a list of the things that I wanted to do that day, and then slotted them in where I thought made sense. Writing was at the top of the list, as well [...]
12 Aug
10 Cent Surprise Bag
Here’s a list of everything and anything else besides writing that I did today!
I’m enjoying Melusine by Sarah Monette. I’d been meaning to read it for a while now and I used my trip to Montreal as the test to try out Stanza on the iPhone. Yes, I did buy it on e-Reader, [...]
