by Katherine Villyard | Jan 15, 2008 | writing stats
Lizardfic the novel is currently 15,635 words. According to my spreadsheet metrics, I’m 19.54% of the way towards an 80,000 word goal, and will reach 80,000 words on May 5, but the novel itself is guesstimated to end up being 89,646 words, which would make me...
by Katherine Villyard | Jan 8, 2008 | geekiness
With a couple of caveats, this is a great cellphone. Basically, it’s cute and full of Dick Tracy fun, but it’s also a cellphone only a geek could love sometimes. Pros: Fun.Cute.Your phone is always handy on your wrist. No more beeperlepsy!It comes with...
by Katherine Villyard | Jan 6, 2008 | novels, writing mysticism
I’ve been procrastinating about writing. I thought it was because I was stressed about car repairs and the like, but no. I think I just didn’t want to write Chapter Four. Well, I went ahead and started it, and it wasn’t so bad while I was writing it,...
by Katherine Villyard | Jan 2, 2008 | writing mysticism
Dear Self, Whenever you feel uncertain of what happens next in your novel, why not readest thou of the holy outline? In fact, maybe you should randomly reread the outline for kicks, from time to time. I’m just saying. Love, Me P.S. 10,113 words, go...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 30, 2007 | writing stats
I really did get stuff done, writing-wise, but not so you can see it. Sales: 0 Finished stories: Only 1, but it’s really good (IMHO). Rejections: 23 (Go, me!) Time spent on revisions: Insane. I did NaNoEdMo on my NaNovel and also had a broken short that I beat...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 28, 2007 | cats, life, the universe, and everything, procrastination
This is one of them. I was last at work on December 21. I’m not expected back until after New Year’s. You may now hate me. 😉 Sadly, this is not ending up being insane amounts of writing and working out. But I had a very busy year, and probably need the...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 25, 2007 | life, the universe, and everything
I don’t know why, but I’m feeling down on secular Christmas this year. Perhaps it’s residual bad-taste-in-mouth from the lame, trumped-up “War on Christmas” crap from a few years ago. Maybe it’s that the S.O. and I are agnostic....
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 21, 2007 | life, the universe, and everything
Oh. My. God. WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. “We are no longer citizens of the United States of America...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 18, 2007 | novels
Lizardfic is a lot easier to write the second time around. Okay, chapter one had its hard parts, but that was because it was chapter one, and because I need violence enablers. (I really, really need violence enablers.) Chapter two is my friend so far. Maybe it’s...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 11, 2007 | writing mysticism
I started the new, improved chapter one of lizardfic today. I have a daily word count goal of five hundred words. That’s doable. There was a moment of, “Oh, no! Start? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers and walk upon the beach. I...