I’d like to buy the world a Coke, and keep it company
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rolanniAll righty then. I’ve finished the fixing of the first seven-tenths of Necessity’s Child including several (small, tiny) structural changes and writing a couple scenes, and deleting/shortening a buncha scenes (which, OK, is structural, too). The characters are all where they should be, physically, emotionally, and mentally by this stage in the narrative, and we’re ready to motor on.
Hear that, brain?
Most of the changes were in the service of making elapsed time seem long enough to the reader without actually having to tell every. single. thing. This is key, because I’m following three POV characters, who start off in very different places, and who need to all meet at the corner of Twenty-Sixth and Elm at ten o’clock on Saturday the eighth in order for the rest of the story to go forward as it should. Since all that’s straightened out now, we’re ready to motor on.
Ahem. Brain?
Well.
Next on my schedule is packing for Boskone. We’ll be on the train tomorrow afternoon, having handed off the keys and the cats to the housesitter. Those in the area, do stop by Pandemonium Books tomorrow — that’s Thursday! — evening from 7 to 9 p.m. We’d really like to see you.
In other news, it looks like I’ll be reading “Tinsori Light” (or as far into “Tinsori Light” as I can get in twenty minutes) at my session on Saturday morning. Since Steve’s reading follows mine (same time, same place), and since we are scheduled against the Baen Traveling Slideshow, the plan is for Steve to go to the Slideshow at 10 and return in time for his reading, whereupon I will go and do likewise.
I will be but lightly casted this weekend — the bladder cast, augmented by a stick. I will not be running any races, mind you, but I will be much more personally mobile than I was in Chattanooga.
Those who are coming to Boskone, remember the Friends of Liad Breakfast at 8 a.m. on Saturday in Saucity, which is inside the hotel. Saturday’s a busy day for us at the con, so we want to get an early start in the hopes that we can lull it into a false sense of security, hit it over the head, and riffle its pockets for cantra pieces.
And now, despite the fact that Mozart is emitting sleep rays at a dern near toxic level, I’m going to go pack. If you’re coming to Boskone, I hope to see you there! If you’re not coming to Boskone, I hope you have a fun-filled weekend planned!
Progress on Necessity’s Child
(the book formerly known as George)
70,069/100,000 words OR 70% complete
“I don’t like that boy,” she said.
“Which one?”
“The new one — Luce.” She thought. “Or Pete.”
He grinned. “But they seem to like each other.”
“I don’t like that either.”
Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.
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the bladder cast, augmented by a stick
Date: 2012-02-16 12:09 am (UTC)That being said, don't forget that "on the mend" is different from "mended" and that you have permission to do whatever it takes to cater to that ankle. Hobbling is no fun.
Have a wonderful time, both of you.
Regards.
Re: the bladder cast, augmented by a stick
Date: 2012-02-16 12:20 am (UTC)An ice-grip tip.
Re: the bladder cast, augmented by a stick
Date: 2012-02-16 01:38 am (UTC)Re: the bladder cast, augmented by a stick
Date: 2012-02-16 02:54 am (UTC)Someday, I will be able to once again go to more than one convention in a year ...*sigh*
Re: the bladder cast, augmented by a stick
Date: 2012-02-16 08:01 am (UTC)Re: the bladder cast, augmented by a stick
Date: 2012-02-17 02:57 am (UTC)Sleep Rays
Date: 2012-02-16 07:16 am (UTC)Have a good time at the con.
Since misery likes company you might like to know that my knee is still not ok enough for me to walk yet. A sprained ligament. Here's the broken record part. I have physical therapy on the knee twice a week. I also recommend if you can find a very knowledgeable massage therapist that would be very good. You might ask around.
For the very far out....I'm also wearing quite a large magnet on the knee from Nikken I think it's making the knee quite a lot stronger. My friend who had a bad sprained ankle also used the Nikken magnets to heal more quickly she said. She also recommends their CM Complex cream which I also use.
Disclaimer: I am only a Nikken customer. No other arrangement.
Necessity's Child
Date: 2012-02-16 07:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-16 01:03 pm (UTC)