Well, I'm assuming? Closing is a term you'd generally use for an auction, but here I guess it just means that she'd like a response by then.
If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.
Book ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Amy - Nov 08, 2009 3:25:49 pm PST #2827 of 6690
Because books.
Allyson - Nov 08, 2009 3:55:52 pm PST #2828 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 guess, you know, I could ask her!
But I felt dumb.
Amy - Nov 08, 2009 3:57:55 pm PST #2829 of 6690
Because books.
It's not dumb -- it's a new process for you. And remember, she works for *you*. Ask her whatever you need to.
Gudanov - Nov 09, 2009 5:23:59 am PST #2830 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I was a bit pinched for time this weekend, but hopefully tonight or tomorrow night I'll finally have 25 behind me and I can move onto 26.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 09, 2009 9:58:21 am PST #2831 of 6690
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I have reached the stage of the evening where my sentences say things like "Although arguably less rigorous in terms of validity and [the other one]..." because I am too tired either to remember or look up the right term. It may be time to stop writing.
Be that as it may, we are at 7000 words, people! Only 5-6000 more to go. (And some more research. But, still, y'know. Is good.) I am panicking slightly less. Which is not an entirely good thing, since it's mostly the panic that gets the work done. But it's a lot less tiring without.
Amy - Nov 09, 2009 9:59:48 am PST #2832 of 6690
Because books.
Which is not an entirely good thing, since it's mostly the panic that gets the work done. But it's a lot less tiring without.
Good god, I know that feeling. A deadline motivates me like nothing else. Especially one that's way close.
Gudanov - Nov 10, 2009 2:59:59 am PST #2833 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Be that as it may, we are at 7000 words, people! Only 5-6000 more to go.
That sounds like great progress!
Gudanov - Nov 10, 2009 3:07:42 am PST #2834 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I got done with 25, well, at least done for this revision. Now I have to decide if I should insert a new chapter that will break with the MC POV and take a look at things back in Aimee's home city. I think I have a scene that will fill in a bit of backstory. I think I probably will, though I suspect I'll move the chapter in the next revision.
I'm very close to what I hope is the halfway point of this revision (60,000 words 11,000 words down from the rough draft)
Gudanov - Nov 10, 2009 5:14:10 am PST #2835 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Now that I think about it cutting 11,000 words isn't great for my goal. I can only hope my planned cuts to the storyline will get me enough words. There are going to be some hard choices coming to cut down the size of this thing.
Gudanov - Nov 11, 2009 5:33:28 am PST #2836 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I banged out 26 and have started on 27. I still need to clean up 26, but it was still some good progress. At this point I'm sure 27 will go more quickly than 25 did. Partly because 25 was a big chapter for me, weighing in at 3800 words.