Hopefully I'm back to routine. I managed to have a decent night's sleep and got up at 5 a.m. for writing. Finally! I'm close to the end--on chapter 69 now--and will print out the paper copy when I'm finished. One more pass--hopefully a quick one--then I'll call that agent to see if he wants to see the rest of it ( Read more... )

I've had a long break from LJ and writing--not by choice. The day after Norwescon, I got sick. Really sick. Fever, chills and a severe sore throat I worried might be strep. It lasted for days, with my tonsils coated white (pretty ick) and I got a mild case of laryngitis again. Patrick was in Denver for a conference, and I tried--I really tried-- ( Read more... )

Well, I did get up to write but a big headache and being sleepy kept me from going to it. Gasp! A day missed of writing/editing! I'll try to sneak some in later ( Read more... )

Weird sleeping/non-sleeping last night with some disturbing dreams. Then, I woke up realizing that I didn't know where my debit card was. I bought coffee after soccer with Mike and may have left it at the coffee place. Damn! I called and learned I have to wait until one person shows up to see if I've left it there ( Read more... )

Some luck with writing this morning before the household awakens. Caught a view of the moon, fat and orange, sitting at the western horizon, trying to be a sunset. Gorgeous ( Read more... )

I didn't post yesterday morning, but I did get up early to write, after about 4 hours of sleep. Just woke up super early and couldn't get back to sleep. Or--I should say I edited. Getting closer to the end of my second pass on the novel, and I'm disappointed in myself that it's not going faster than this. I just need to print out pages and go ( Read more... )

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More editing work, and it's come to my non-surprise that I've managed to add like 30 pages to an already big novel. I will be more ruthless in cutting when I've got a hard copy in front of me, so I'll be printing this sucker out. I've only made copies for my writers group; now I'll make copies for me to work on and really hack up ( Read more... )

A lot of work this morning on a tough chapter which will end the world within "the letter." Thank goodness! Makenna is in a bad place right now and this is where I once thought I was a bit brutal. I'll leave it be and see what my 1st readers think of it ( Read more... )

We just returned from taking Barb and J.C. to the airport, so now all things retreat are pretty much over. It's sad, on many levels, that it's done, but it's always good to be home ( Read more... )