In the spirit of ROW80, I’ll try to emphasize what I did get done this week, rather than what I didn’t. Once I sent Chameleon in a Mirror sent off to my critique partner, I’ve mostly been working on writing business, rather than actual writing.
On the writing front:
– I’ve returned to Island of Glass and got the novella divided up into chapters, so it looks more “book-like.” I also put together a (long) list of critique points for me to tackle during the next rewrite (or not), for example, giving Chiara a foil. Probably a good idea, even though it might be more work than I’d hoped to have to do. OTOH, right now it’s barely novella length, and while I tend to add details during rewrites, since my first drafts are pretty bare-bone, adding a foil would help in making the length more substantial.
– I did a final editing pass of my story collection Story Hunger
On the writing business front:
– I got my short story “In the Middle of Nowhere With Company” up to Draft2Digital, and it is now available on Barnes & Noble and the iTunes store. (Kobo is taking its merry time.)
– I got a collection of collab stories with my writing buddy Jay Lake started. Today, my daughter helped me with the first version of a cover — but I won’t be sharing it until Jay sees it. 🙂
– I noticed that my SF collection From Earth to Mars and Beyond was suffering from doubled inside covers, so I uploaded a new version.
– I got a new chapter of Chameleon in a Mirror up on the Aphra Behn Page.
But I’m having problems shaking this stupid cold, so I think now I’m going to go back to bed for a while with a cup of tea.
Wishing everyone great words, great progress, and a great week. 🙂
Take care of yourself … drink lots of water.
Thanks, Widdershins! Doing my best. 🙂
Wow, sounds like you’ve done a LOT this week, despite thinking you haven’t – and on top of not feeling well! Hope you’re better soon!
Thanks, Jennette. I think what happens is that whenever I don’t get much *writing* done, I’m a bit irritated with myself. But the business needs to be taken care of too!
I would call this week a success for you! Hope the cold takes care of itself for you soon, rest up and enjoy the copious amounts of tea.
Thanks, Emily. Off to make more tea as soon as I’m done here. 🙂
That sounds like a busy week and on top of it that cold? I get the sniffles and I writhe in bed like the world ended. Major kudos! Keep up the great work.
Thanks, Gloria! I probably *should* stay in bed more, and then these sniffles wouldn’t last forever!
You are SO busy! It’s just amazing what you’ve gotten done.
I hope you’re feeling better.
Thanks, Lauralynn!