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Ice, Ice baby!
As the ice and sleet accumulate outside our house, slicking the roads and coating the world in frozen slipperiness, Elizabeth and I hung out today in front of the fire and worked, worked, worked.
She has a couple major papers and projects to finish up this semester, all long-term stuff, which is a real pain -- it just hangs over her head, you know?
And I spent the day revising the snot over the Shadow Wolf story I'm working on with Derek. I have to say, I got some great comments from Scott, Jason, and Alex from my writing group, as well as the great comments from Derek's group. I was a little worried about the story at the start of the day, thinking it may have been a lost cause, but now I know it's definitely going to work, and it could be the best story yet. Great action and a cool, cool setting.
I also finished revising the superhero story, and it's pretty close to be completely done. And I feel really good about it! It's fun, fast-paced, and has a really nice theme (that everyone can be a hero, and everyone has special powers inside of them).
Next up -- the Blackbeard novel! Wahoo! I'm finally on top of my various projects, at last.
Though I've gotten a little bit distracted, in a good way, reading some of the various essays out there written by RatBastards Alan, Barth, and Chris. Good stuff there, and more food for thought on the whole "movement" thing.
I also read Carol Emshwiller's superhero story "Grandma" and just loved it. Her stuff is consistently quirky and cool and completely original. Later!
Now Playing:
Back Porch Music, WUNC
Now Reading:
Misc. stories
Stories out to Publishers:
17
Today's Words:
0 (all editing and revising!)
Words for '03:
30,800
Today's Quote:
“But,” Violet said, back at her normal size, “why did you come here, then?”
“To help you realize your powers, of course. The world always needs more heroes. That’s why I picked the fight with those vampire boys at the Needle -- to give Catherine a little nudge. All of us have some sort of special power, and we just need the right motivation to get it started."
She has a couple major papers and projects to finish up this semester, all long-term stuff, which is a real pain -- it just hangs over her head, you know?
And I spent the day revising the snot over the Shadow Wolf story I'm working on with Derek. I have to say, I got some great comments from Scott, Jason, and Alex from my writing group, as well as the great comments from Derek's group. I was a little worried about the story at the start of the day, thinking it may have been a lost cause, but now I know it's definitely going to work, and it could be the best story yet. Great action and a cool, cool setting.
I also finished revising the superhero story, and it's pretty close to be completely done. And I feel really good about it! It's fun, fast-paced, and has a really nice theme (that everyone can be a hero, and everyone has special powers inside of them).
Next up -- the Blackbeard novel! Wahoo! I'm finally on top of my various projects, at last.
Though I've gotten a little bit distracted, in a good way, reading some of the various essays out there written by RatBastards Alan, Barth, and Chris. Good stuff there, and more food for thought on the whole "movement" thing.
I also read Carol Emshwiller's superhero story "Grandma" and just loved it. Her stuff is consistently quirky and cool and completely original. Later!
Now Playing:
Back Porch Music, WUNC
Now Reading:
Misc. stories
Stories out to Publishers:
17
Today's Words:
0 (all editing and revising!)
Words for '03:
30,800
Today's Quote:
“But,” Violet said, back at her normal size, “why did you come here, then?”
“To help you realize your powers, of course. The world always needs more heroes. That’s why I picked the fight with those vampire boys at the Needle -- to give Catherine a little nudge. All of us have some sort of special power, and we just need the right motivation to get it started."
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