Monthly archive November 2007

 Life is seriously interfering with my writing. Last weekend, I finished chapter 12 and got started on chapter 13, but the lead character of the scene and I are arguing. He wants to do something one way, and I can't figure out how to make that work, so I want to do it another, which leaves us at an impass for the moment. (Read more)

 I'm without kids this holiday weekend, so I'm hoping I can get a whole bunch done on this book. Last night I started chapter 12, and tonight I read through, and edited the end of chapter 11, and what I'd done so far on chapter 12. The next bit is more than I want to tackle this late at night, so I'll leave it for tomorrow. (Read more)

 Late last night, I got Chapter 11 done as far as it's going to get for now. Still have mucking to do. The new character's speaking habits are still giving me fits. In the interest of getting the damn chapter done, I finally quit trying to get in right and just winged it. Some is modern slang, some is just this-is-what-he-means-to-say. But this pass is done. (Read more)

 Busy week, settling into the working life for the first time in 8 years, and still trying to get everything done around the house, so no writing done. (Read more)

 It was a good editing day today, 7,741 words edited, but that's mostly because the scenes only needed tweaking. I need to go back through them again to make sure I got the sensory stuff I need, but other than that, I should be done through Chapter 11. (Read more)

 ... but I finally got chapter 8 done, and surprisingly, made a first pass at chapter 9. I think I got the new scene to make some semblance of sense. We'll see what I think tomorrow after some sleep. I'm worried that it ran too long, but again, we'll see. (Read more)