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Atropa - Aug 31, 2009 8:38:25 pm PDT #2090 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

runs into thread clutching a glass of absinthe

Why oh why did I decide to make that story for Steampunk Tales a serial? WHYYYYYY? How the hell am I going to write the next section? MY DEADLINE IS IN THREE DAYS. I am half-convinced that writing the first part was a lucky fluke. I spent all day re-reading the first installment I wrote, then staring at a blank document. I finally started getting words tonight, and have just sent the first 1K words off to my sanity check people, because I have no idea if it's any good. WHY DID I DO THIS TO MYSELF?

AND I need to write a proposal and polish the sample chapter for the YA book/series I want to do, because my agent wants to see it. Ohgodohgod. Why am I so scared of writing fiction?

t the whinycakes writer tag never closes, sorry

Gudanov - Sep 01, 2009 6:55:15 am PDT #2091 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

Deep breaths. You'll do great.

At chapter 14, I've realized my revised version is on track for something like 70-80 chapters. Is that an insane number? On the positive side I try to end each chapter on a hook of some sort so I'll end up with a lot of hooks.

Connie Neil - Sep 01, 2009 7:31:31 am PDT #2092 of 6690
brillig

How long are your chapters?

Gudanov - Sep 01, 2009 7:34:37 am PDT #2093 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

They vary. About 2000 words on average right now. I averaged about 5700 words per chapter in the rough draft.

Barb - Sep 01, 2009 10:18:24 am PDT #2094 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

I was hit with a small bit of inspiration last night. Wrote it down and posted it in my blog as a Tuesday Teaser. Went back and looked at it and was stunned that it was actually pretty good.

This manuscript has been kicking my ass so hard, I tend to regard anything that comes easily with deep suspicion.

Gudanov - Sep 01, 2009 10:19:26 am PDT #2095 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

Awesome.

Gudanov - Sep 01, 2009 10:22:27 am PDT #2096 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I have ideas for a sequel to my current story kicking around. Now I have an idea for another unrelated story kicking around. I still need to concentrate on my revision and the content going into into it. Too many ideas.

Atropa - Sep 01, 2009 9:00:45 pm PDT #2097 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

1,395 words to go. I want to get this story finished TONIGHT, so I can have all of tomorrow for revisions. Aaauugh. Also, I am apparently incapable of remembering how to spell homunculi, no matter how often it appears in the story.

Atropa - Sep 01, 2009 10:29:42 pm PDT #2098 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

... aaaand done. Off the story goes to the beta readers. If GoogleDocs starts behaving, that is.

Allyson - Sep 02, 2009 2:46:30 am PDT #2099 of 6690
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I've never tried google docs for my betas...how does this magical thing work?

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