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joiless

Talking Ten Tall Tales Told

Nov 07, 2009 13:09

Seventy-four thousand, ninety-three (74,093) is a special number. Why is 74093 so special? Well, it is the number of words in chapters one through thirteen of my elegant form of self-torture novel, Heart of Io. (Chapter 13 isn't quite finished yet but I'm getting there.) Writing a novel is slow and painful, just as anybody trying to write their ( Read more... )

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Sidebar and encouragement anonymous November 7 2009, 18:30:53 UTC

I read your sidebar and hate you too. Hang in there, once you have reached seventy thousand words it's all downhill from there.
Chris

Re: Sidebar and encouragement joiless November 8 2009, 06:49:37 UTC

I didn't want to name names in the sidebar so I thought a blanket statement would be better.

That's what I'm afraid of, I think...

Re: Sidebar and encouragement denelian November 8 2009, 07:35:07 UTC

huh. i didn't realize the sidebar changed. probably because i've only known you on LJ for like a month, and you've only posted twice before that i've seen.

also: you hurt my feelers! :(

[smile at my joke? i'm lame today. sigh]

denelian November 8 2009, 03:46:06 UTC

i wanted to ask this on Thursday, except i didn't [DID NOT!] want you think i was trying to get you to continue an every-week-game when you did not want to:

and that question is: you have set yourself a 9-hour schedule [which is cool, and way more that *I* can manage to make myself write] but why did you pick 9am-6pm? why not make a schedule that much more closely coincides with your normal sleep schedule? i would think the reverse time - 9pm to 6am - would be a bit easier. or maybe 4pm - 1am.

i guess what i am asking is, since the time is sort of arbitrary, why not pick an easier time for you? or even split - write from noon to 4, then write again from 10pm to 2am, or something.

i am about to start the 1st chapter btw. computer was rebooted and everything, so [knock on wood] all the tech issues should be gone :)

off topic - if i send that section of universe bible i mentioned, which email should i send it to?

Itemized replies are a sign of an orderly mind joiless November 8 2009, 06:47:15 UTC

1. Kay, it wouldn't have mattered overmuch anyhow.
2. The answer is because the classic office job is 9 to 5, and I like to go one step beyond.
3. Because nothing easy is worth doing and because it isn't arbitrary, it doesn't really bother me.
4. Neat.
5. atypical[dot]oracle[at]gmail[dot]com

Re: Itemized replies are a sign of an orderly mind. note how i'm not orderly :) denelian November 8 2009, 07:30:34 UTC

k. i mean, it isn't *my* time - i think i brought it up mostly because i have porphyria and find mornings impossible no matter what i do ( ... )

Re: Itemized replies are a sign of an orderly mind. note how i'm not orderly :) joiless November 10 2009, 17:48:35 UTC

My windows are covered in cardboard and duct tape. I don't know what "mornings" look like, precisely.

Thanks for making it impossible to read this journal entry ever again. I appreciate that.

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wikinger_elfe November 13 2009, 00:40:56 UTC

I love ya! Gambatte!! Even though I'M not in the novel! ;)

PS: I'll be missing you at Skully's tonight when I'm wasted and need somebody to flop on. ^_^