SEA got early but limited attention today. What I thought would be a fantastic, toy surprise sort of scene– the introduction of my secondary female character and an adventure in ocean swimming– has been strangely hard to get into. I feel separated from the scene, though I think the words I’m getting are objectively good […]
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SEA – 414, and congealing
That sounds rather dubious. In fact, I’m referring to plans again; they’re coming together quite nicely. I worked out the shortlist for my first Working Review, a column that will start Wednesday, barring any unforeseen disasters. And I am hammering out a plan for a Sunday column as well: something between, if you will indulge […]
SEA – 334 words, and plans
Now, that’s better, isn’t it? I’m learning to write on the run again. When I was in school, I was very good at snatching a few words here and there. It was, after all, better than staring blankly at the front of a lecture hall before class started. Or during class, of course. But when […]
Credit where credit is due
Now that I actually have something published (waits for fanfare to die down), I feel like I’m qualified to say something about how I got this far. I won’t say that I would never have sold this first story if not for this course. Maybe I would have. Eventually. But the fact is, Holly Lisle’s […]