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Lizards and warm beer
Sep. 18th, 2005 04:48 pmYesterday I received the revisions letter for THE FIRST BETRAYAL. One of the reasons why I enjoy working with Anne Groell is that she's excellent at providing concrete feedback. The letter ranges from the small items (transition on page 5 is rough) to details that need to be fleshed out (need more/bigger lizards).
And she's knows when I'm pulling my punches. I'm now encouraged to go darker and deeper into the war in the soulscape, as Josan and Lucius fight for dominance.
I wonder what it says about me that I'm now writing my second fantasy series where one of the central characters has severe psychiatric issues-- although it must be stated that in both cases the insanity was introduced by an external agent. Still, one of these days I should see if I can write a book where all of the characters are well-adjusted. Oh, wait, I've done that already.
Reading the edit letter followed my normal ritual. First I printed it off and avoided it. Then I sat down with a cup of coffee and read it through once. Tucked it in my purse, went out for lunch and read it through again. I'll read it through a couple of more times between now and Tuesday, when I start the rewrites.
In other news, there was a new bartender at today's lunchspot, and she was clearly overwhelmed so rather than adding to her stress by insisting on a room temperature glass, I allowed her to serve me beer in one of their usual frosty mugs. The mugs are so cold that the top layer of beer immediately freezes into an ice sheet. I find this unacceptable, but judging from the looks I get when I ask for a room temperature glass, the rest of the population must find this the height of desirability. Even at a local cafe that serves beers from around the world, I've seen them pull a perfect pint-- into a frosted glass. The mind and the tastebuds boggle.
In one of those weird coincidences, a couple of days ago I was commenting on THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS in a livejournal discussion thread and it turns out that tonight it's showing on one of the HBO/CINEMAX channels. Think I'll tune in while sorting through the stacks of paperwork that have taken over my house.
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jennifer_dunne posted lesson #6 on her livejournal yseterday. Look for the remainder of the lessons to be posted this week.
And she's knows when I'm pulling my punches. I'm now encouraged to go darker and deeper into the war in the soulscape, as Josan and Lucius fight for dominance.
I wonder what it says about me that I'm now writing my second fantasy series where one of the central characters has severe psychiatric issues-- although it must be stated that in both cases the insanity was introduced by an external agent. Still, one of these days I should see if I can write a book where all of the characters are well-adjusted. Oh, wait, I've done that already.
Reading the edit letter followed my normal ritual. First I printed it off and avoided it. Then I sat down with a cup of coffee and read it through once. Tucked it in my purse, went out for lunch and read it through again. I'll read it through a couple of more times between now and Tuesday, when I start the rewrites.
In other news, there was a new bartender at today's lunchspot, and she was clearly overwhelmed so rather than adding to her stress by insisting on a room temperature glass, I allowed her to serve me beer in one of their usual frosty mugs. The mugs are so cold that the top layer of beer immediately freezes into an ice sheet. I find this unacceptable, but judging from the looks I get when I ask for a room temperature glass, the rest of the population must find this the height of desirability. Even at a local cafe that serves beers from around the world, I've seen them pull a perfect pint-- into a frosted glass. The mind and the tastebuds boggle.
In one of those weird coincidences, a couple of days ago I was commenting on THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS in a livejournal discussion thread and it turns out that tonight it's showing on one of the HBO/CINEMAX channels. Think I'll tune in while sorting through the stacks of paperwork that have taken over my house.
Finally,
jennifer_dunne posted lesson #6 on her livejournal yseterday. Look for the remainder of the lessons to be posted this week.