by deirdre
Writing done: only the abstract, which I revised slightly and sent off.
Got a quarterfinalist note from the Writers of the Future contest. Again. (As an aside, man did they break that web site, argh!)
I managed to get a good half the items on my ToDo list done. One of the undone items was re-sending out stories that had gotten bounced, so one more to the pile.
Found out there will be a new Clarion web site soon, which I’ll update as soon as it’s flipped live.
by deirdre
Writing done: only the abstract, which I revised slightly and sent off.
Got a quarterfinalist note from the Writers of the Future contest. Again. (As an aside, man did they break that web site, argh!)
I managed to get a good half the items on my ToDo list done. One of the undone items was re-sending out stories that had gotten bounced, so one more to the pile.
Found out there will be a new Clarion web site soon, which I’ll update as soon as it’s flipped live.
by deirdre
Writing done: only the abstract, which I revised slightly and sent off.
Got a quarterfinalist note from the Writers of the Future contest. Again. (As an aside, man did they break that web site, argh!)
I managed to get a good half the items on my ToDo list done. One of the undone items was re-sending out stories that had gotten bounced, so one more to the pile.
Found out there will be a new Clarion web site soon, which I’ll update as soon as it’s flipped live.
by deirdre
Writing done: only the abstract, which I revised slightly and sent off.
Got a quarterfinalist note from the Writers of the Future contest. Again. (As an aside, man did they break that web site, argh!)
I managed to get a good half the items on my ToDo list done. One of the undone items was re-sending out stories that had gotten bounced, so one more to the pile.
Found out there will be a new Clarion web site soon, which I’ll update as soon as it’s flipped live.
by deirdre
Writing done: only the abstract, which I revised slightly and sent off.
Got a quarterfinalist note from the Writers of the Future contest. Again. (As an aside, man did they break that web site, argh!)
I managed to get a good half the items on my ToDo list done. One of the undone items was re-sending out stories that had gotten bounced, so one more to the pile.
Found out there will be a new Clarion web site soon, which I’ll update as soon as it’s flipped live.
by deirdre
Friend and author Margaret H. Bonham, just announced that her fantasy novel will be published by Yard Dog Press, a great small sf/f press out of the south.
by deirdre
Even though it’s 2 a.m. on Monday, I feel pretty much everything I did was on Sunday.
What I’ve accomplished:
Deep Fried Chapter 1 now stands at 3132 words. I fixed some logic errors in it, which was pretty cool. 🙂
The bigger win, though was in writing the first draft of my abstract for a technical paper, which required researching the required format, reading up on other papers I’d downloaded, and writing a grand total of 86 words. Given that I could have had a 100-word abstract, I’ll re-proof it in the morning and send it out.
I have a couple of packages to send off tomorrow, and I also have the day off. The day will be spent mostly on getting the abstract polished and a few stories in the mail. Right now, I’m not quite sure how many I’ve got out — it’s been that hectic lately. Only my database knows for sure. 🙂
by deirdre
2896 words.
by deirdre
Opening bit from the pilot. I loved it for its quick characterization of Jordan and her issues. 🙂
“So, Jordan, what brings you to our anger management workshop today?”
“Well, I was, uh, remanded here by my place of employment. I kicked my boss in the cojones. He kinda found that to be a problem. See, I had this guy’s brain in my hand when my boss asked me one of his patronizing questions — oh, and speaking of, I prefer Dr. Kavanagh — and, like I said, I had this guy’s brain in my hands so I couldn’t very well punch him, right?”
Blank stares from rest of workshop participants.
“I’m uh medical examiner for the county coroner’s office. I cut up dead people for a living. It’s a great way to manage your anger, man.”
“I see. And just what are you angry at, Dr. Kavanagh?”
“Besides inane questions?”
Woke up early today. The beginning of Chapter 20 has some especially stupid dialogue, but I’m leaving it for now.
I’m really making some great novel progress and some headway into post-Clarion life. Today is a “sort stuff out” day, to deal with all the little pieces of paper that need to be filed and stuff like that. Not my favorite activity, but something that needs doing.