Things they are a-changin'

1) I am now going to be crossposting to the blog I set up in LJ's absence: Writeblog @ paper-hearted.org. It's been updated already, and I intend to keep updating it.

No, this journal isn't going anywhere, but it is kind of nice to have a blog that will remain up even if LJ collapses, and for people who aren't on LJ at all. Because there is a world outside El Jay Land.


2) The tower!guy story is coming along just fine. I actually have a title for it, but I’m keeping that close to the chest for now in case I decide to change it.

The end is trudging along, slowly. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get some of it worked on even though I’ve got a trip to Connecticut (wheee!) coming up and my sister’s wedding in August.

Right now, the wordcount is sitting at a nice neat 100,000 and minor change. I’m less than 15,000 from the end, and I already know that about that much (if not more) is going to have to come out in unnecessary scenes, dialog and descriptions, and getting down to the prose level and taking out completely stupid word choices.

To keep me honest:

100,350 / 100,000 (100.4%)

Quick but lengthy posting.

It’s amazing how much writing you can get done when you have a very limited time and a singular determination.

In less than an hour I carved out 1600 more words on the Tower!Guy novel, and that’s including the time I took out to call people, check on the status of my passport, do dishes, and pack for Connecticut.

The grand total now comes to:

102,016 / 100,000 (102.0%)

I saw an interesting link to an article about why publishers miss good books. It’s over here.

( thoughts about the article and other facts of life concerning publishers )

Is it possible to boggle your own mind?

I just dumped 1500 more words into a private entry. *whew*

I can't believe I got 3121 words, finished one chapter and got through half of the next chapter accomplished today with all that's been going on.

This morning I was in a whole different state, and 1500 of those words were written in my notebook, in very sloppy script on a train. Although, in my defense the train was a little wobbly.

It's like I need steep odds just to put my hands on the keyboards. Today of all days, I should've gotten NOTHING done. Instead, I have one of my best days ever.