first draft-o-rama
I finished the first draft of the nightmare story, and I really think I’m on to something. And so does the SO, one small quibble aside. I need to edit, obviously, and editing can wait until tomorrow. But I am pleased. Very pleased. I’m not sure if I need...Maybe?
I think I’m pleased with the revisions to Dot Com; a few sections are much more readable. I think. We’ll see what the boyfriend thinks; I’ve asked him for a sanity check. Where did my three day weekend go? Oh, yeah. I slept through most of it....*facepalm*
So, at the last possible minute–no, really, for me this is–I’ve decided to do the Austin Film Festival script competition again. I’m going to re-examine my formatting and such, in lieu of second-guessing content. I also think I’m going to...Huh. Go figure.
Apparently the scene reshuffle worked; I got a personalized rejection from Sheila Williams. Oh, the shameless rejectomancy! And yet, I am encouraged beyond all reason. I have another market lined up, but will probably wait until Monday to send it out, ’cause...Bad Katherine, No Biscuit.
I got “Corporate Oversight” back almost a week ago and didn’t have a new market lined up, so I’ve been sitting on it. Bad Katherine, no biscuit! Stories should not be allowed to lie around the house with their feet up watching TV and drinking...Yes, it’s been awhile…
You noticed that, too? 😉 When I moved, I sent change of address forms to everywhere I had stories. (You know, back in September.) Well, around New Year’s, one of them said they might have lost my story, and have not written back to confirm this. Judging by their...More rejectomancy…
Alas, JJA says I didn’t “grab” his interest. Woe. Alas, alack, and woe. I took this as a sign to reshuffle the scenes so the opening scene was the one with the blood. Why, yes, I do feel a bit silly editing my story after getting what is basically a...I raked it in!
Apparently, my muttering and grumbling about the sacrilege that was Sci Fi’s Earthsea have paid off. Brian gave me Tehanu and The Other Wind for Christmas. Woohoo! And also The Lathe of Heaven. Yes, we’re having a very Ursula K. Le Guin Christmas here....Wow.
I decided that my enthusiasm for in medias res had led me to start this story too late. There was a large amount of narrative summary/exposition that I thought might work better as scenes. 1400 words later… Yeah. And there’s a lot more narrative summary in...Subscribe
