Famous last words
So this afternoon I settled down to read some of Wolf 2 and go over my notes from the last pass on structural stuff. Which was fine. Then I did the Sunday afternoon read for a bit and meditate. Of course, the girls being contrary beasts suddenly decided that maybe,...
Retrospective
This meme seems to be going around today (see here, here and here) so I thought I've give it a go...a potted history of Mel's writing career aka the stuff I can remember writing enough of to qualify as a book or intended to be a book rather than a short story. The...
Redhead
My ornamental pear being, well, ornamental...
Not a writing day
Given I don't have to write today (though I'll do some critting and probably start re-reading Wolf 2), I snagged this from Alyson. Be tagged if you want to be : ) You're feeling: Better than I have been and happy to have finished my draft. To your left: my mobile...
And…scene
Woohoo! It may be the shortest first draft ever but it's now the shortest completed first draft ever and the last bit made me cry so it can't be all bad. Apparently letting the girls sleep on it last night was a good thing. I'm done, done, done and not going to think...
D’oh
When I wrote the first scene of this book a few years back when I was playing around with first person, I also wrote what I thought were the last few lines. But given what's happened in the last few scenes, I'm not sure they can be. Damn. On the other hand, I think I...
Does not compute
So I've got the end-of-work-week tireds and I've hit a point where I need to do some stitching in a dramatic scene and then move onto several more big dramatic scenes and my brain just can't do it tonight. So I'm taking my writerly bat and ball and going home....
Down with rice cakes
Man, I'm over this diet already. Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring food. So I'm calling it quits for the night and will take my crankiness out on some dishes and watch House re-runs and hope everything feels better in the morning. At least tomorrow's the last day of the...
Get your motors running
Well it's not exactly an inspired charge to the end but it's heading in the right direction. Not bad for a work day. I even alphied on the train. Writing on the train is a sure sign I'm either right into a book or just want it to be done : ) Progress - Witch 1 New...
Keep on trucking
Monday is usually my writing day off but I think I only have about four or five more scenes to go for this draft (which will make it offically the shortest first draft ever but what the heck at this stage), so I'm just going to keep writing this week and see if I can...
