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Jan. 13th, 2013 10:56 pmTo those people who paid for a hard copy of "A Boy and His Dragon" and got the autographed version in which I tried to be cute, I am so sorry I am such a dork. What can you do? It's like genetic dorkiness or something, I can't seem to stop.
Also I am trying to do a sports story for Dreamspinner's Sports themed Daily Dose thing, but sports, ugh. What are they even about? :) Thank goodness that coffeebuddha is egging me on to ridiculous heights of failboat boys in love or nothing would be happening with it at all.
Also I am trying to do a sports story for Dreamspinner's Sports themed Daily Dose thing, but sports, ugh. What are they even about? :) Thank goodness that coffeebuddha is egging me on to ridiculous heights of failboat boys in love or nothing would be happening with it at all.
I have been going through... things... so I apologize for not being around much. The fun part of being crazy is that I get to say things like that and y'all have to be understanding about it. But yeah, life, seriously. (When you are playing "I am a rock" by Simon & Garfunkel over and over again it's maybe time to emerge from your fortress deep and mighty). I am working on being a person again, just in time for the holidays.
In writing news I finally got something from Dreamspinner about A Boy and His Dragon. I assume if I'm just getting the cover specs sheet about the artwork that it won't be coming out until January at least. But I don't have a definite date yet so bear with me.
Meanwhile, I should reformat that short story I did a while back and hopefully get it up on Smashwords soon. And I still want to do something for the food bank Second Harvest for Thanksgiving. I don't know what would raise the most money. I was thinking of maybe writing something in small sections and posting a new section every time someone donates to Second Harvest (even a dollar) or takes a picture of themselves putting cans or boxes of food into a donation bin at their local grocery store. You know, holding your story hostage until people get fed. Something?
I really need that secretary my third grade teacher said I would need in life now. Plz. I also need to channel my inner Will and go dancing. I haven't in over a year and that is just wrong. If only I had friends...
Ah well. STORIES. Let me think of some.
In writing news I finally got something from Dreamspinner about A Boy and His Dragon. I assume if I'm just getting the cover specs sheet about the artwork that it won't be coming out until January at least. But I don't have a definite date yet so bear with me.
Meanwhile, I should reformat that short story I did a while back and hopefully get it up on Smashwords soon. And I still want to do something for the food bank Second Harvest for Thanksgiving. I don't know what would raise the most money. I was thinking of maybe writing something in small sections and posting a new section every time someone donates to Second Harvest (even a dollar) or takes a picture of themselves putting cans or boxes of food into a donation bin at their local grocery store. You know, holding your story hostage until people get fed. Something?
I really need that secretary my third grade teacher said I would need in life now. Plz. I also need to channel my inner Will and go dancing. I haven't in over a year and that is just wrong. If only I had friends...
Ah well. STORIES. Let me think of some.
Rather low energy at the moment, which I am going to blame on not having any writing projects and working on a synopsis, which always sucks (trust me, any non-writers out there, it's an irritating experience). But really, this is definitely one of those times where I'm torn between living as a hermit and wanting someone to come take me out for a night of debauchery to make me forget all this. ...Hermit still sounds slightly more appealing. Poop.
ANYWAY. Charity thing. I was thinking old school bidding for new original short stories unless people are dying for snippets in a particular universe(???), not that I expect to make much in either case, but you know, a dollar for charity is a dollar for charity.
ANOTHER ANYWAY. We are ten days away from Play It Again, Charlie coming out, so I thought I'd spam you all with some classic movie goodness. Why? Well once you know Will this will make sense. Also Barbara Stanwyck, motherfuckers. Barbara Stanwyck.
teaching a pretty man the meaning of yum yum
With bonus Cary Grant!
Gay all of the sudden!
(Yeeeeeah can you tell my type and/or what kind of stories I like from those or what? hahaha)
ANYWAY. Charity thing. I was thinking old school bidding for new original short stories unless people are dying for snippets in a particular universe(???), not that I expect to make much in either case, but you know, a dollar for charity is a dollar for charity.
ANOTHER ANYWAY. We are ten days away from Play It Again, Charlie coming out, so I thought I'd spam you all with some classic movie goodness. Why? Well once you know Will this will make sense. Also Barbara Stanwyck, motherfuckers. Barbara Stanwyck.
teaching a pretty man the meaning of yum yum
With bonus Cary Grant!
Gay all of the sudden!
(Yeeeeeah can you tell my type and/or what kind of stories I like from those or what? hahaha)
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Sep. 2nd, 2011 05:55 pm373 pages is a publishable length for a small-ish epublisher, right? haha
Or not.
I hope no one was too attached to that last Charlie/Will sex scene, cuz I done cut it. It gone. They needed more talking than humping. Hmm but I might need someone to read it who hasn't suffered through all these previous versions and the babble.
and probably I need to go through again and cut some more from back when I wrote a whole section for NaNoWriMo and just babbling 50,000 words but I want a fresh opinion before I do that
You interested in this. lol
I'll shaddup now. But I am so pleased with myself for cutting it down even this much I had to share. :)
Or not.
I hope no one was too attached to that last Charlie/Will sex scene, cuz I done cut it. It gone. They needed more talking than humping. Hmm but I might need someone to read it who hasn't suffered through all these previous versions and the babble.
You interested in this. lol
I'll shaddup now. But I am so pleased with myself for cutting it down even this much I had to share. :)
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Jul. 17th, 2011 10:43 amApparently at one point in this cursed editing process I saved Will and Charlie in rich text in addition to the normal Word file and then continued editing...the rich text version.
It's down to 181,000 words so far...but I have this feeling I started out editing the Word version and now I need to edit the beginning again.
...
SIGH.
It's down to 181,000 words so far...but I have this feeling I started out editing the Word version and now I need to edit the beginning again.
...
SIGH.
Anyone know how these chat things in mailing groups work? There's a Dreamspinner promotion thing over at Literary Nymphs this weekend for the First Time for Everything Daily Dose collection, and the last time I was involved with a Yahoo group it was the 90's. THE 90'S, PEOPLE.
The self-promotion thing is another nightmare, but less worrisome since I pretty much count on me making an idiot of myself, but technical failure at internets is far more humiliating.
The self-promotion thing is another nightmare, but less worrisome since I pretty much count on me making an idiot of myself, but technical failure at internets is far more humiliating.
I made orange scones yesterday and maybe I went crazy with the sugary glaze but I can't seem to focus today. I can't decide what to work on, I'm just fluttering around the internet and dancing around to Britney Spurrrr's new album.
I did glance around at a few publishing sites to see if any of their upcoming submission requests would inspire me. And Dreamspinner and Circlet are both doing pirate themed anthologies...and considering what got me into this genre, it seems a shame not to do something piratey. But then...it seems so cliche. Hmmm.
Meanwhile there's this random novella that just came out of my brain a few weeks ago and it really needs to be edited and given a better ending...not that I have any idea who would take it for publication. And I was considering expanding "My Man Godric"...and then waffling because it would get a little darker that way...then thinking that would be awesome...then waffling again.
Damn you delicious sugary orange glaze! You gave me the flails!!!
(Or I just turn into a mess when between projects. You know, the logical answer).
I did glance around at a few publishing sites to see if any of their upcoming submission requests would inspire me. And Dreamspinner and Circlet are both doing pirate themed anthologies...and considering what got me into this genre, it seems a shame not to do something piratey. But then...it seems so cliche. Hmmm.
Meanwhile there's this random novella that just came out of my brain a few weeks ago and it really needs to be edited and given a better ending...not that I have any idea who would take it for publication. And I was considering expanding "My Man Godric"...and then waffling because it would get a little darker that way...then thinking that would be awesome...then waffling again.
Damn you delicious sugary orange glaze! You gave me the flails!!!
(Or I just turn into a mess when between projects. You know, the logical answer).
