Writing

This novella is the most appallingly dreadful thing I have written in some years. I'm going to go fling myself off a rooftop now; see you tomorrow. … [Read more...] about BLAH

Wrote about five more pages on the novella. It's flowing a little easier now. Of course there's that novel I'm supposed to be working on, but I'm thinking this might turn into a subplot in that. Yay. Got a few more coats of red paint up in the study. It's still uneven, but it's … [Read more...] about Slight progress

I'm stalled on the novel at the moment. A new novella came to me in a dream, almost certainly as a result of watching too many CSI reruns on Spike while I was sick. I decided to let it stew for a while instead of trying to scribble everything down at once, since I know that … [Read more...] about Writing unprogress

Got lots of lovely writing done over the weekend, just shy of 1800 words. (Hey, for me that's a lot.) That included two partial scenes, both of which fit neatly alongside other scenes that were already done. I didn't plan either of them to be connected scenes; it just happened. … [Read more...] about Weekend

Woo! … [Read more...] about 10K

I started breaking up the WIP into chapters, copying chunks back and forth between files, and I found 8000 words tucked away in a forgotten file. WOO! Tomorrow's project: merge the four different versions of chapter 1, and then get subversion repository working so that … [Read more...] about Brief writing note

Sara Donati is studying sex scenes this week using excerpts from several novels. Part one focuses on humor, using an outrageous scene by Jennifer Crusie as an example. It's a great analysis of a subject few writers are willing to tackle. Stay tuned for more. … [Read more...] about Sex Scenes

"Fax Transmittal Cover" 1. "Transmission" wasn't good enough? We needed a second word to cover this concept? 2. Isn't the transmission implied? "Fax Cover" was just too boring, and you had to spice up your day with a little neologism? neologism 1 : a new word, usage, or … [Read more...] about buzzwords II

I screwed up my wrist while moving boxes over the weekend and I'm trying to lay off the typing, but certain corporate buzzwords deserve a little venom. Today it's "competencies." I loathe this word. It's so useless and graceless. We have "competence" and we have "skills." Write … [Read more...] about buzzwords

Chelsea Polk has been reading Robert Sawyer, who's led her to some great observations on novel ideas: bq.. It's a good idea the write about things that excite you – the things that make you bounce in your chair and follow an idea through its long strange trip, the … [Read more...] about What to write about