I didn't write a word yesterday, but I wrote 1,248 words today, so I'm calling it good. I need to start earlier tomorrow. And make sure there are fewer children around.
Mal: So we run. Nandi: I understand, Captain Reynolds. You have your people to think of, same as me. And this ain't your fight. Mal: Don't believe you do understand, Nandi. I said 'we run'. We.
'Heart Of Gold'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Amy - Oct 08, 2014 4:20:37 pm PDT #6051 of 6687
Because books.
Polter-Cow - Oct 08, 2014 4:48:09 pm PDT #6052 of 6687
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is a good day! I struggle to get 300 to 500 words on a regular day. I could possibly push through more if I allow myself to self-edit less.
Amy - Oct 08, 2014 4:59:24 pm PDT #6053 of 6687
Because books.
I want to try for 1,500 a day. If I get close, that'll be fine. I'm not working, so I have no excuse. (That's crappy motivation, but it actually works for me.)
Typo Boy - Oct 25, 2014 12:46:31 pm PDT #6054 of 6687
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The publisher of the peer reviewed journal has finally scheduled the article they accepted in 2013 to be published in 2015. The bad news: they sent me the page proofs Friday at 5:00 PM with a note that all corrections must be submitted by Monday morning. Also the email text of the note got the name of the journal wrong, referring to a medical journal. In fairness, I suspect that the editor was sending out page proofs to multiple authors for multiple journals, and the erroneous journal name immediately precedes the right journal name in alphabetical order on the list of academic journals the particular House publishes.
Strix - Oct 25, 2014 9:11:57 pm PDT #6055 of 6687
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I have been slacking with the writing BADLY because of the whole finding the cat, coordinating the realtor meeting between 5 people's schedules in 2 states, working on a job, finding a new job, finding Dan a new job, deep-cleaning and decluttering the house for sale and daily tasks.
I've got to set some kind of tiny space of time each day when I write: 15 minutes each morning or day or whenever, until life calms down a bit.
sj - Nov 06, 2014 6:28:52 am PST #6056 of 6687
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Possibly very stupid question, but if my characters are texting each other, how do I format that?
Amy - Nov 06, 2014 6:38:19 am PST #6057 of 6687
Because books.
If it's just a couple of lines, you can just use italics or something, but for longer conversations (or lots of them) you could look at some of Lauren Myracle's early books, like TTYL, etc. She uses a lot of texting and textspeak in those, I think.
sj - Nov 06, 2014 6:56:00 am PST #6058 of 6687
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Amy! It ended up being a rather long conversation so I'll look into that. I haven't read that book, but I have heard of it. I doubt I am actually going to complete NaNoWriMo this year, but I have finally made some significant progress on a plot bunny that has been following me around for a while. It's all long hand so far so I have no idea how many words. Also, I'm just writing scenes as they come to me so things are out of order and there is no flow between the scenes right now. Is that strange?
Amy - Nov 06, 2014 7:11:05 am PST #6059 of 6687
Because books.
Not at all. Lots of people write as it comes and then put it in order later.
sj - Nov 06, 2014 7:31:59 am PST #6060 of 6687
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Amy.