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juushikaI'm still working on the novel: redux, and it's going well.. I can feel the text improving as I go through it—it's quite tangible. I've also already cut out one repeated bit and streamlined one confused monologue, so I would be happy with that alone. Coming up is the first big village, which is one of my favorite parts of the text—so that should be fun to correct. Even better, I'm still content with the results of my arbitrary naming spree, which is a pleasant surprise. It's strange, though: when I couldn't find if I'd named the protag's sister, I chose the came Camille; reading on to the next scene, I found I had already named her Claire. Coming from nothing twice and getting the same first letter is a decent coincidence. I'll be keeping Camille, though.
Not just the novel has been going well—I've been feeling generally productive and at peace, though I've been crashing at night. I'm reading through a novel manuscript (for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
azhure) and keeping notes as I go along, and I think I know precisely what my critique is—and better yet, it's useful. I'm back to posting daily Second Life outfits on my Flickr, and I'd forgotten how much I'd missed it. I still wish I had a better social network there, but the outfits are amusing enough for me, for now. I'm also reading a lot, and should be writing a book review now. The point is that these last few days have been pleasantly productive, but as a result I do crash hard at night. I didn't notice what was going on for a bit, but Dev and I figured out the nightly grumpy pants was indeed a trend. So it goes. Seems a fair tradeoff, to me, and my need for crash time and snuggles does give us plenty of time to watch Sex and the City, which we "borrowed" from Devon's brother. I will say, though, LJ has been suffering in the meantime. I read in between paragraphs, and have been keeping tabs on everyone and then some—but I've had little energy for posting or commenting. My apologies.
Wordcount: 7080
Previous Accomplishments: Cleaning up plot flow and dialog; removed a lot of lengthy introspection that was breaking the flow of the story.
Upcoming Challenges: The wonderful big city followed by the less wonderful balancing act of the protagonist's education—how to learn and live magic while still keep the plot going apace.
Currently Reading: The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice, Catherynne M. Valente; Marlfox, Brian Jacques; whatever I pick up tonight.
Not just the novel has been going well—I've been feeling generally productive and at peace, though I've been crashing at night. I'm reading through a novel manuscript (for
azhure) and keeping notes as I go along, and I think I know precisely what my critique is—and better yet, it's useful. I'm back to posting daily Second Life outfits on my Flickr, and I'd forgotten how much I'd missed it. I still wish I had a better social network there, but the outfits are amusing enough for me, for now. I'm also reading a lot, and should be writing a book review now. The point is that these last few days have been pleasantly productive, but as a result I do crash hard at night. I didn't notice what was going on for a bit, but Dev and I figured out the nightly grumpy pants was indeed a trend. So it goes. Seems a fair tradeoff, to me, and my need for crash time and snuggles does give us plenty of time to watch Sex and the City, which we "borrowed" from Devon's brother. I will say, though, LJ has been suffering in the meantime. I read in between paragraphs, and have been keeping tabs on everyone and then some—but I've had little energy for posting or commenting. My apologies.Wordcount: 7080
Previous Accomplishments: Cleaning up plot flow and dialog; removed a lot of lengthy introspection that was breaking the flow of the story.
Upcoming Challenges: The wonderful big city followed by the less wonderful balancing act of the protagonist's education—how to learn and live magic while still keep the plot going apace.
Currently Reading: The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice, Catherynne M. Valente; Marlfox, Brian Jacques; whatever I pick up tonight.
