There's so many things he just don't understand

[rolanni]

So, let's see.  In our Last Thrilling Episode, the Writers were scrambling to get various projects done by deadlines/extended deadlines.

As of this morning, one of the overdue projects has been turned in; the other is in process.  The novel...is done in concept.  Which means that I have about thirty pages of dialog/rough story to expand and polish.  After all the cake has been iced, I'm guessing we'll come in about 130,000/132,000 finished words.  And, yes, I have written many more words for this book than made the final cut.  Might be time for a Blooper Track.

In terms of Mechanics, the book has been proofed, spell-checked, grammar-checked and continuity-checked through page 555 (remember -- these are manuscript pages, +/- 250 words/page in the Normal Way of things, and slightly less in This Way of doing things, because sub-chapters), and I'm actually feeling pretty good about it as a novel.

However, the next book will be about a person who sits in his chair and does nothing.  Fair warning.

I've been making a list of things To Do when the book is finished.  It looks something like this:

1. Do income taxes


2. Clean house


3. Do Laundry


4. Make blankie run


5. Get haircut


6. Prep for con


7. Start next book

"Go to the Virgin Islands and sit around the pool drinking Adult Beverages" had been on the list, too, but the Coon Cat Consortium vetoed it.

. . .And I think that's all I got, except to note that Today the Weather Ghods of Central Maine have given us a nor'easter/ice storm.  It's a good thing I was planning to stay inside, anyway.

Y'all be careful out there.

Oh.  Today's blog title brought to you by the Steve Miller Band, "Motherless Children."  It's been on continuous loop in my head for a couple days now, and I thought I'd share the gift.  Here's your link.

Comments

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Our to-do list includes staring at the Stuff falling outside and coating the world in ice.

Sits and does nothing?

[ireneha.livejournal.com]

" However, the next book will be about a person who sits in his chair and does nothing. Fair warning."

Can't be anyone in Korval? I thought that those people were genetically trained to action. (Well bred for pilots and "the Luck")

Oh maybe you are just dreaming of a book about someone who doesn't run around. < Hah! I say. Hah!>

That is just wishful thinking. I've met you. Well Steve is the 'nicer' of the two of you, well that just won't do unless Steve is doing the primary writing and plotting.

Personally I like your (Sharon's) 'get up and do' attitude in all of your universes.

[gerald heaton (from livejournal.com)]

Tax season is HERE.

Happy, happy, joy joy.
We started today with 8 taxes, and have about 25 through the end of the week. plus walk-ins.

No more reading till all hours, no more TV until 20:00 CST Supper at about the same time.

Glad your book doesn't come out until May.

I'll have to put off the new Wen Spencer until then also.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

Oooohh! Kitty pics!

Coon Cat Tangle

[amm-me.livejournal.com]

I see that Trooper and Sprite are having a companiable nap. But I can't for the life of me tell where one stops and the other starts!

[thewol.livejournal.com]

I've looked at that cat picture and frankly I think I see an ear and a couple of Trooper's paws, but I can't make heads nor tails of it otherwise. Just a pile of particolor fur doing some serious catnapping

[psw456.livejournal.com]

I enlarged the picture a bit and "think" I spotted three ears - not sure about the paws though. Makes one long for a nice snooze!