I should have realized that renaming one of the major villains in my epic fantasy novel was going to be a lot of work. I’m one of those people who’s always set great store by names. I love to know the meaning of names. I throw in little jokes about …
What I am supposed to be doing: working on my epic fantasy novel. What I am doing: working on the Lovefool achievement in Warcraft, reading TaleSpin fansites, compulsively checking my friends lists, and freezing my ass off. To be completely fair to myself, I have made a lot of progress …
Angry Robot publishers has announced an Open Door reading period between April 16-30 this year. It’s for unagented debut novelists, and they are only accepting YA or classic fantasy. My classic fantasy, which is still, arguably, my favorite novel, is languishing in overhaul purgatory. I believe with all my heart …
26671 / 50000 words. 53% done! 1,381 words today, not as much as I’d hoped, but I required pep talks from slightlyjillian, krycek_chick, and astraea36. Yes, I was needy today. Tomorrow I may take my laptop to Barnes & Noble just to make myself work on the bloody novel instead …
25290 / 50000 words. 51% done! Things came together tonight. Suddenly the new direction I needed to take gelled, and I’ve got a plan again. I need to write out a lot more new plot cards, but I’m very pleased with my progress for the night, simply because I got …
After a visit from author Colleen Coble at my library this weekend, I’ve joined American Christian Fiction Writers. Unfortunately the site doesn’t seem to be loading this morning, but I did get an email from them telling them my application had been accepted, so hopefully this week I’ll be spending …
Tonight’s word count: 904 Go me. Have finished scene with prickly elf and loveable shepherd. Whee. Someday, I want the fans to write Mischa/Owen slash. ^_^ Off to email update to slightlyjillian.
First off, I would like to state that low-fat chocolate pudding does NOT satisfy chocolate cravings. I’ve eaten loads of it tonight, and it’s just not doing it for me. (Why low-fat? That’s what Dad bought.) This has been an interesting night. I am feeling very frustrated with my writing …
Words written: 5200. Scenes: edited Michael & General Costelle, Gabriel/Kamisa, Jon/Bria (eek) Though this is slightly misleading, as the scene between Michael and Costelle is an earlier scene that I went back and edited for continuity, and the scene between Gabriel and Kamisa is one from Draft 4 that I …
I have just finished my novel. Draft #4, dramatically different from Draft #3, the one I think may be marketable, 742 pages long. I have had my CD on repeat for an hour, while writing the last chapter and the epilogue. I don’t know how I feel. Jubilant and sad, …
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