Blah. Still not sleeping. And I only have about a minute left at lunch, so this'll be the shortest post of all time.
Was feeling awfully down this morning (partially due to lack of sleep, I'm sure), but even just working on editing Traditor really helped perk me up. I only did 1,507 words today, but I had to completely re-write one section, so I don't feel too badly about the small number. The section I re-wrote was the one I've been talking about for a while...it needed to be completely changed, and was the last big hurtle I foresaw before the end of the book. Now that it's done, I can't imagine that editing will take that much longer!
Anyway, I've got to get back to work. Until next time!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 1,507 (edited)
Writing Mode: Steady as she goes
Monday, September 9, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Sleeping is Giving In
Someone once said that sleeping is giving in. If that's true then I want to
give in and pass out right now. I slept maybe two or three hours last night,
and I am TIRED.
On a happier note, it's finally Fall! It's a glorious September day, and I'm spending my somewhat-late lunch break sitting out in the lovely 73-degree sunshine on one of my office's balconies. It's a bit hot, but mostly because I'm in direct sun under a cloudless sky.
Anyway, on to the writing news. Honestly, there's not much. My Secret Lover forced me to spend the last two weeks aggressively "editing" (read: annihilating) my résumé and applying for an editing job with his work. We'll see how that pans out...I'm not holding my breath. But that does mean that I have a snazzy new résumé, cover letter, etc.! I’ve refocused on writing, now, and spent the better part of Wednesday applying for a writer in residence fellowship with Hedgebrook. Again, I have small hopes for this…however I do have hopes, and you never know: it might just pan out! If it did I’d be taking two weeks off of work to do nothing but write, write, write all day and night, night, night.
And as for the books: Traditor is actually coming along swimmingly. I’m more than halfway through, still editing like crazy, and I have a feeling it’s going to be easier from here on out. I’m just finishing up with the section on the Dissenters…when I was still writing it was just after this section that I really hit my stride. There’ll still be tweaks here and there, but I can’t imagine that it’ll take me much longer than Christmas to get the editing all finished up. And then I’ll have nothing to do but apply to agents…and work on Damnatio Memoriae.
And I’m dying to work on Damnatio Memoriae. I’m brimming with ideas, and sometimes it’s torture not to be writing them all down.
At least I have the opening scene written.
Applying to agents fell by the wayside while I was gutting my résumé; however I have every intention of getting back to it, and soon. My schedule is crazy for the next month (two months?), but I have one submission package very nearly finished, and another not much further from completion. I’d like to get those sent off before my birthday, and then work on some of the packages that are less prepared.
Anyway, I have about half an hour of lunch left, and my mum just called. Ciao for now!
On a happier note, it's finally Fall! It's a glorious September day, and I'm spending my somewhat-late lunch break sitting out in the lovely 73-degree sunshine on one of my office's balconies. It's a bit hot, but mostly because I'm in direct sun under a cloudless sky.
Anyway, on to the writing news. Honestly, there's not much. My Secret Lover forced me to spend the last two weeks aggressively "editing" (read: annihilating) my résumé and applying for an editing job with his work. We'll see how that pans out...I'm not holding my breath. But that does mean that I have a snazzy new résumé, cover letter, etc.! I’ve refocused on writing, now, and spent the better part of Wednesday applying for a writer in residence fellowship with Hedgebrook. Again, I have small hopes for this…however I do have hopes, and you never know: it might just pan out! If it did I’d be taking two weeks off of work to do nothing but write, write, write all day and night, night, night.
And as for the books: Traditor is actually coming along swimmingly. I’m more than halfway through, still editing like crazy, and I have a feeling it’s going to be easier from here on out. I’m just finishing up with the section on the Dissenters…when I was still writing it was just after this section that I really hit my stride. There’ll still be tweaks here and there, but I can’t imagine that it’ll take me much longer than Christmas to get the editing all finished up. And then I’ll have nothing to do but apply to agents…and work on Damnatio Memoriae.
And I’m dying to work on Damnatio Memoriae. I’m brimming with ideas, and sometimes it’s torture not to be writing them all down.
At least I have the opening scene written.
Applying to agents fell by the wayside while I was gutting my résumé; however I have every intention of getting back to it, and soon. My schedule is crazy for the next month (two months?), but I have one submission package very nearly finished, and another not much further from completion. I’d like to get those sent off before my birthday, and then work on some of the packages that are less prepared.
Anyway, I have about half an hour of lunch left, and my mum just called. Ciao for now!
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