By betsy on Aug 30, 2008 in Novel Progress | 0 Comments
Aside from one scene that I still can’t find the right way to end, I’m functionally 60% done with the novel revisions. . . maybe a touch more. The numbers are misleading this time around (if you’ll note, I was 48% done on August 5th) since I figure the percentages based on word count, […]
By betsy on Aug 30, 2008 in Distractions | 0 Comments
Because I try not to leave you without entertainment.
By betsy on Aug 29, 2008 in Distractions | 0 Comments
Because I wouldn’t want to leave you with nothing to do:
By betsy on Aug 29, 2008 in Writing Day, Complications | 0 Comments
I figured out the major malfunction with the novel this week - something I’d identified while we were on the trip, but didn’t have time to fix. It’s been dealt with, though there are still a few things to do to make sure all the plot points have been accounted for. Yesterday I […]
By betsy on Aug 27, 2008 in Updates, Random, Novel Progress, Exercise, Complications | 0 Comments
It’s been a rough week in terms of writing, and I’m not sure why. “Frustrated” and “overwhelmed” aren’t the adjectives I’d really like to use to describe my mindset a month before The Last Deadline, but that’s been the deal so far this week. I haven’t been idle, though. The house is […]
By betsy on Aug 24, 2008 in Travel, Good Things | 0 Comments
We rolled into our apartment complex a little after 5:00 yesterday, having stopped at a grocery store on the way into town to get things like milk and eggs. The whole drive was pleasant (aside from the raging thunderstorms in Kansas, but we were moving west and they were moving east, so it worked […]
By betsy on Aug 19, 2008 in On Life | 0 Comments
I can spend hours–days, even–with my niece and nephew and be appropriately taken in by their adorable cuteness, willing to make a fool of myself in public making funny noises and faces to make them laugh, and be perfectly happy to hand them back to their owners and walk away with nary a twinge of […]
By betsy on Aug 15, 2008 in Travel, Writing Day | 0 Comments
I forgot to update yesterday, but we arrived in Syracuse without any trouble. We visited with family yesterday, and I have to say that I’m wiped out this morning. Most of the folks staying at the house are over painting so that Matt’s aunt and uncle can move into their new house next […]
By betsy on Aug 12, 2008 in Travel | 0 Comments
We drove for 22 hours yesterday, from 4:30am mountain time to 4:30am eastern time. Matt has already agreed to split the return drive into two days, which makes me happy. Otherwise, it was a blissfully uneventful drive. We identified the place in Kansas (outside Manhattan) where we almost died two years ago. […]
By betsy on Aug 10, 2008 in Travel, Home Day | 0 Comments
Had run on Friday and Saturday at WorldCon. Found more people I know, good food, etc. Had to leave after lunch on Saturday because our good friends were getting married, so we went to the wedding and did a lot of swing dancing at the reception (whee swing dancing!). Got home late, […]