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Accountability, author's timecard, word count written, feeling lonely out there?
KevinEvans:
Went and returned to Nasfic. Attended the party at the Baen publishing offices, was shown the back room where the "extra" books are, handed bags and told to take what we wanted.... Sigh just one bag, we had limited luggage space. (Grin)
Met every one at the office, had extraordinary food, talked about our new novels.
At the con, I had the first panel in our room, at 1500 Thurs, the 5th. even so I had around 25 there. My wife’s panel "Chocolate in 1632" was better attended, but she was giving out samples.....
Road the train out and back, filled out our SFWA paperwork, met some truly fine people.
The two novels have been submitted, now is the waiting game. As little as six months and up to a year to wait, to see how they are received.
Picked up a number of projects at the con, and have two more novels blocked out....
Lots of fun,
Kevin
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
A mere 2,500 words on Friday, and they were not what one might call good, as I had a vicious caffeine-withdrawal headache at the time (was off cafeine for 48 hours for various complex reasons.)
It's going to be about two weeks before I can get back to this project, so youse all had better post progress and stuff in this thread regularly in between times so it doesn't get locked; I have however figured out a couple of things that have got the longer-term direction of it on track.
Am I the only person who wakes up in the middle of the night convinced the thing can never be made work because I've realised that I don't know how to do a scene that happens five books down the line ?
meg_evonne:
once off caffeine, stay off? That's what happened to me. I didn't realize I was so hooked on it until I had to go off it for a bit, years ago. Since then I haven't missed it at all. Diet Coke Caffeine Free was my best friend!
Okay, I started with something like 8500 words to revise on this last past. By this AM I was down to 7500 or so. Not bad for me. I'll have a different type of pass on it once I complete this round, but it will be specific concerns driven, much more doable time wise.
--- Quote from: neurovore on August 16, 2010, 03:32:00 PM ---Am I the only person who wakes up in the middle of the night convinced the thing can never be made work because I've realized that I don't know how to do a scene that happens five books down the line ?
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I admit that as I wind down on final revisions, my mind moves on to the next work. I've said that I feel like a guilty lover that steps out of bed into the arms of another... so trampy! I'm learning to fight the impulse, so I write down the idea, drop it into place in the outline or the text I've already written, and get back to the original. So you are NOT ALONE. It didn't use to matter, but I'm on a definite time line on this work, as are you with your "the work I should be working on"...
Best wishes and hugs. We'll keep the thread above water until you're back and posting again. It's important to share those quiet writing accomplishments, don't you think? Not so lonely that way?
We will PERSEVERE! We will CONQUER! And dare I say it, WE WILL GET PUBLISHED BY A MAJOR HOUSE!
eek, that's the first time I've laid down that gauntlet. Scary.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: meg_evonne on August 17, 2010, 03:38:15 PM ---once off caffeine, stay off? That's what happened to me. I didn't realize I was so hooked on it until I had to go off it for a bit, years ago. Since then I haven't missed it at all. Diet Coke Caffeine Free was my best friend!
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I think I am comfortable with my addiction for the moment; or at least, going off it can wait until I sort out a couple of the other major stress issues in my life.
--- Quote ---I admit that as I wind down on final revisions, my mind moves on to the next work. I've said that I feel like a guilty lover that steps out of bed into the arms of another... so trampy!
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There are times when being a poly person is settling when one applies it to writing as well as to relationships...
--- Quote ---It didn't use to matter, but I'm on a definite time line on this work, as are you with your "the work I should be working on"...
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Not at the moment; it got done, it went where it was supposed to go (or at least it was posted to where it was supposed to go; I would really like to hear that it has arrived.)
--- Quote --- It's important to share those quiet writing accomplishments, don't you think? Not so lonely that way?
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Yes, and also it's a quick way to look back and see that one is making reasonably steady progress over time.
--- Quote ---We will PERSEVERE! We will CONQUER! And dare I say it, WE WILL GET PUBLISHED BY A MAJOR HOUSE!
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I'm certainly aiming for that.
meg_evonne:
Writing, then recording several chapters for sound revision.
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