Writing

Somebody smack me the next time I say, "I don't write short stories." I've been cleaning out some files today, and I have four completed drafts, four in progress, and over a dozen half-baked ideas. Clearly I do write short stories. I just don't finish them, or do anything with … [Read more...] about Short stuff

Day 90, 67,831 words. The novel isn't actually done yet, but I'm taking a few days off before I come back and figure out how to finish this mess. … [Read more...] about Novel in 90: Victory is mine

With five four days to go on the Texas-chick-lit book (at least for Novel in 90), my dormant space opera short story has just grown a novel-sized plot. *facepalm* … [Read more...] about You don’t invent these things so much as get accosted by them

Not a bad week, word-count-wise. I still have a lot of organizational things to do and plot points to work out. Six days to go. I'm only about 100 words behind the pace, so I think I'll make it if nothing else goes wrong. … [Read more...] about Novel in 90, week 12

It's 11:58 and I don't know where my words are. I've found 55 of them, but the other 695 elude me. Another story idea has whacked me upside the head this morning. Because I NEEDED to add another to my collection. Also, Sarah Monette posted the first chapter of The Mirador … [Read more...] about Writing whinge

So, last week while I was sick, I got virtually no writing done. Rather than beat myself up about it, I think I'll just be sensible and extend my personal novel-in-90 timeline by a week. That feels like cheating, but… screw it. Stress is one of the things (probably THE … [Read more...] about Novel in 90, weeks not-11 and for-real-11

Much better this week. In fact, it was my most productive week since Ni90 started. I've almost made up the deficit from my trip, and the main plot is moving. It's moving slowly, but it is moving. I still like the subplot better at the moment. I'm sure if I drink more, I'll … [Read more...] about Novel in 90, week 10