The prologue is done!

Another writing session tonight. I ended up breaking the prologue into two scenes. I felt that there was too much exposition in the first cut. In short stories, that is generally bad, and I avoid it, but this is not a short story, and so I’m in somewhat unfamiliar territory. Certainly, in the novels that [...]

It has begun!

At lunch today, I began writing the Prologue of my novel. The novel itself is still untitled (but I’m working on it). Todd took a picture of me just as I was getting started, for posterity sake (humble as I am). With a few interruptions, I managed to write just shy of 800 words between [...]

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Lunchtime writing

Did a little bit of work on "Origins" at lunch today.  What a tough story to get started.  The setting is a very difficult one for me to imagine and the problem the characters are dealing with is a thorny one.  Nevertheless, I got 477 words written.  I also delete some of what I had previously written, which [...]

Writing

A little bit of writing tonight, about 250 words, mostly experimenting with the opening scene of "Origins".  It will be rewritten a few times before I get it to where I like it, I imagine.  Nevertheless, it’s a start and often the opening scene is the hardest part of the story for me to get right. [...]

The manuscript is in the mail!

Finally!  My workshop manuscript is in the mail and on its way to ANALOG. This is the first new story I’ve sent out in a long time.  (The last story, "The Golden Watch" was actually a complete reworking of an older story.)  This one, however, called "If By Reason of Strength…" is brand new, written [...]

More odd sleep patterns

Most people were not at work today.  But Kelly and I headed in as usual.  It was a quiet morning for the most part, but a busy afternoon.  I had lunch with Monica at CPK (Todd was supposed to be there, too, but never showed up.)  I then prepared for a 2 PM meeting that was more contentious than [...]

Writing (and other routines)

Well, not much since the wedding.  But I’m hoping that will change soon.  This week, I plan to put the finishing touches on the story that came out of the Gunn writing workshop I participated in over the summer.  I’m hoping to have it in the mail by the end of the week.  (Before Thanksgiving if all [...]

Wedding prep

We’re one week away from the Big Day, and this weekend is all about wedding prep.  We were both tired last night and went to bed around 10 AM.  We were up shortly after 7 AM, after a good night’s sleep.  I had an appointment at Saturn this morning to get the alignment on my car [...]

Lunchtime writing

Just finished 600 words comprising the first two scenes of the new story, "The Big Picture".  Actually the story is a rehash of an older story I wrote back in 2005, but with a different twist and putting into practice what I’ve learned in the writer’s workshop.  I expect it to be in the neighborhood of [...]

Today’s writing and reading

Was made up entirely of the first two critiques of full stories for the workshop.  A total of 4,600 words worth of critiquing.  Also I got some good feedback on my story.  Once I have the rest, I can move on to the second draft.  There are 5 more stories to critique but none have been submitted [...]

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