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DONE!!!

DONE!!!, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Victory is mine! Let the streets flow with wine and song! Yes, earlier today I finished the first draft of Princesses In SPACE!!! (not the actual title). And since a while back I figured on … Continue reading

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I’m Climaxing!

No, not like that, you bunch of weirdos. In writing. Like this: Yup, I’ve been pounding at the words in quantity, and to judge by the photo, I’m looking angry as I do it. Oh well. I’ve learned that for … Continue reading

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Beating This Book Into Submission

Yup, the manuscript for Princesses In SPACE!!! (not the actual title) now stands at just over 140,000 words. I’m aiming for a total length for the first draft of not more than 180,000 words, which means that if I can … Continue reading

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Onward and Upward!

Onward and Upward!, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I haven’t updated my progress on Princesses In SPACE!!! (not the actual title) in a while, so here’s where things stand. In the two months since my last word count update here, I’ve … Continue reading

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Well, crap

Hmmm, I know I put that unresolved plot point in here somewhere…., originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Wouldn’t you know it. I have to go back and do some revision work on Princesses In SPACE!!! (not the actual title). Why? Well, … Continue reading

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All in all it's just another brick in the wall….

Writing Update, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. It’s been exactly two months since my last writing update, so here’s where things stand on Princesses In SPACE!!! (not the final title). Basically, I’ve produced nearly 19,000 additional words since then, huzzah! Cranking … Continue reading

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Charting the Progress

Charting the Progress, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. It’s been a long time since I wrote about my progress (or lack thereof) on the fiction writing front, so here’s an update. This photo is a screengrab of the spreadsheet I use … Continue reading

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How to respond to failure

One of the writers of the just-released — and just-flopped — Conan the Barbarian movie answers the question, What’s it like to be the writer of a movie that fails? This part spoke to me, for a lot of reasons: … Continue reading

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Wow, what was in the coffee today?!

Today at work, when I went to my break, I sat down with a legal pad to do a bit of outlining. Now, I’ve never been one to do a lot of outlining when I write. Mainly, I prefer to … Continue reading

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A Promise

If and when I am ever a published author, if you give me a bad review on your blog, I promise that I will not show up in your comments section and make an ass of myself. You have my … Continue reading

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