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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Retreat, Day 25
Today’s wordcount: 3001 (so far. plenty of daylight left.) Current Hearts of Tabat wordcount: 119954 Total word count for the week so far (day 6): 23568 Total word count for this retreat: 70229 Worked on Hearts of Tabat, “Moderator,” untitled … Continue reading
Retreat, Day 22
Today I am letting myself slack a little, feeling caught up from the weekend’s excesses and so I can game tonight. Today’s wordcount: 2592 Current Hearts of Tabat wordcount: 119954 Total word count for the week so far (day 3): … Continue reading
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Retreat, Day 21
Feeling a bit more caught up, some solid word count today. If I can bank a little more tonight, I’ll give myself a treat tomorrow and go down to check out the Santa Cruz boardwalk. Today’s wordcount: 5102 Current Hearts … Continue reading
Retreat, Day 20
Eek, I thought I had been better about posting. At any rate, here I am still in California writing away. I had Wayne here Friday-Sunday, so no writing was done, but we really had just a delightful time with each … Continue reading
Patreon Post: California Ghosts
There are other dangers in the hills, but you know if you keep walking towards the sunset, eventually you will find the ocean – perhaps cliffs dropping down, perhaps sand and rock sloping. There are more ghosts in the ocean than anywhere else, but that is because it is so very large, and most of them are fish and gulls, whose ghosts pay no attention to humans.
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Tagged flash fiction, free fiction, free forensic pieces, patreon fiction
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Convention Schedule: Sasquan (WorldCon 2015, Spokane)
Stroll with the Stars Thursday 09:00 – 09:45, Breezeway/Statue (CC) A gentle morning stroll with some of your favorite authors, artists and editors. Meeting each morning at 9AM in the Breezeway between the INB Theater and the Convention Center (check … Continue reading
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Tagged conventions, f&sf baseball, sasquan, spokane, what new pros need to know, worldcon
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Finetuning Patreon
As some of you know, I started a Patreon campaign about a year ago. It’s worked pretty well, although I still need to put together the first year’s worth in ebook form to send to people. I’m going to stick … Continue reading
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Tagged california ghosts, hearts of tabat, i am scrooge, patreon, writing on retreat
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Retreat, Day 12 or 13: Back in the Groove
Today’s wordcount: 6011 Current Hearts of Tabat wordcount: 108569 Total word count for the week so far (day 1): 6011 Total word count for this retreat: 37380 Worked on Hearts of Tabat, “Poppy” Time spent on SFWA email, discussion boards, … Continue reading
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Tagged hearts of tabat, sourdough bread, sourdough pancakes, writing on retreat
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Retreat, Days 9, 10 and 11 (Fermenting)
I spent the last couple of days wrestling with the plot more than actual writing, but I have gotten some done. Will start posting totals again tomorrow. My kombucha SCOBY, packed meticulously for the trip in Tupperware and three layers … Continue reading
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Tagged brewing kombucha, hearts of tabat, sourdough bread, writing on retreat
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Retreat, Day 8 (Stuff about Plotting Novels)
Yesterday I got very little writing done, and instead worked on plotting. Ugh. I’ve reached that stage of the manuscript where I feel like I’m herding cats, and it seemed like time to make things make more sense. Major Ingredients … Continue reading
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Tagged online writing classes, plotting, plotting with tarot, scrivener, sketchbook method
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