Drunken Owls and Other Delights

Hopefully the last go-round...

2024-03-06T18:05:34Z

I'm currently reading what I'm hoping is the last go-round of Queen Ophelia's War, and this time I'm basically doing the spot-checking of minor errors -- most of which seem to be word repetition or missing words. A lot of it reads really well so I'm happy about that. It's got the same vibe that In My Blue World did for me, come to think of it. I'm not doing the fixes right now, but merely noting them on a notepad so I can focus completely on the reading. I'll do those fixes once I'm done, and those shouldn't take more than a few days unless there's a huge problem that needs focusing on.

Either way, if all goes well this book should be out and available by April! Woo!

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Sunday evening update

2021-03-22T02:28:40Z

Not too much to report here, as I've been taking it easy this weekend. I wanted to Read What I Have So Far for the two big writing projects and did that instead of getting any new words done. I often do this near the start of every project for a few reasons: one, to see if any of it holds up and holds my attention (which yes, both do, yay!), and two, to get a firm grasp on the story and its many moving parts. This second reason is the more important of the two, as it's my way of establishing continuity.

And let me tell you, my novels ALWAYS start off with the shittiest continuity ever. This is mainly due to me trying things out just to see where they go. This includes character traits and personalities, extended family and friends, time of day, whatever. I used to say I was 'flailing' at this point, but I don't think that's a good word for it. More like 'feeling my way', honestly. After maybe four or so chapters, I'll do a Read What I Have So Far and see what works and what needs work.

That said...Project A is going in an unexpected but fun direction and I'm quite happy about that, but I definitely need to straighten out the continuity. Project B, on the other hand, is going a bit slow but the continuity is just fine. So all in all, I think I'm happy enough with both that I can start moving forward starting tomorrow. Woo!

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Midweek Update Does the Needful

2018-07-11T16:13:48Z

Wednesday already?? Eep! This month is going by far too quickly for my liking. Need to gt more done!! Yeah, I know, I'm doing a crapton of stuff already as it is. But at the same time it's working out just fine. The days are gong by fast because I purposely have a very full plate and I'm doing what needs doing to keep it running smoothly.

[Note to self: get off your ass and get those In My Blue World postcards created and printed for Worldcon already!!]

Made a concerted effort to mute a handful of people on Twitter lately. (Don't worry, none of you who follow me here as well.) Mostly the consistent doomcriers and retweets of doomcriers. Yes, I am well aware that bad things are going on. I just don't need the constant reminders or the nihilism. And I'm not blocking you, I'm merely making the sane move of having a somewhat positive social media feed.

Other news: It completely blows my mind that we'll be visiting London again in a few weeks! We've got a few exciting things lined up for it, and if we can, I'd love to meet up with some of our friends there. Of course, I'll be out of pocket and not posting (except maybe a fly-by or two), but I will most definitely be bringing my tablet so I can do another major revision/edit pass of In My Blue World. I do find that doing edit work (as well as behind-the-scenes notes and outtakes) is quite relaxing during vacation.

Okay, back into the trenches. Another busy day ahead! Have a good rest of the week, peeps!

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