Writing

400 words tonight. I think it fits in chapter six, though if that's true, the section that's currently in chapter six will have to happen later. why do I bother to outline? Saw an interesting show today on the Travel Channel – Secrets of Ancient Rome. They talked a bit … [Read more...] about The Oracle

Another 150 words. I feel so much better! I really have to get back to doing this every night. I get unbelievably grumpy when I haven't written in weeks. … [Read more...] about On a roll

I knew I needed a con. Woke up this morning with a scene in my head, for the first time in ages – and it's part of the elusive chapter one! Wrote 450 words without breaking a sweat. And now I have a really excellent excuse to get Rainen into the city, and I can shed a … [Read more...] about Jump start

Another 115 words on a completely unrelated scene – one I hadn't even thought of until it popped into my head. I love it when that happens! … [Read more...] about Whoops…

Another 150 words. I've written part of the kidnapping (for some reason it's like pulling teeth) and part of the aftermath. Also came up with a spiffy plot idea for later on, but I don't know yet if it will work. Probably won't know for another 50K or so, at least. Did I … [Read more...] about Kidnapping

I got ambushed by 300 words tonight. In the old outline, this is a scene that would have taken place offstage, before the book begins. But I like the idea of putting it in the first few chapters, showing how things are supposed to work before I turn them upside down. Still … [Read more...] about Scene-smacked

258 words so far. I haven't even kidnapped Rainen yet – so far I'm just fleshing out the scene I started last night. This is me stalling. I haven't really decided yet how the kidnapping scene should play out. … [Read more...] about Procrastination

This site is a lazy fantasy writer's dream – an automatic pseudo-alphabet generator. (I created two, Warped Pogo Sticks and Tivaazin Scrawl.) … [Read more...] about Warped Pogo Sticks

Wrote 150 words exactly for the new version of chapter one tonight. Slow going, but I'm pleased with the result – and it actually adds something to the story, unlike the junk I trimmed over the weekend. I still haven't gotten Rainen into the city, but I've given him a … [Read more...] about chapter one, take 387

There's an interesting article at MegaTokyo (scroll down below the comic strip to the gray text column) on dotcom economics, and it offers a very sensible explanation as to why so many sites bombed. I feel like I ought to get into anime, just so I can appreciate this guy's … [Read more...] about Dotcom economics