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Writers. Crime.
Apr. 5th, 2008 01:41 pmTen writers walk into a B&B...
Today is the semi-annual STAR writers' retreat. We meet at the B&B for coffee, tea and pastries at 8:30, then by 9AM it's off to our corners to write. We emerged at noon for a group lunch, sharing details of what we've accomplished so far this morning. After lunch we had our theme workshop presentation of the day--by popular demand![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jennifer_dunne and I did our role-playing workshop on how to pitch to an editor or agent. (The rumors that Jennifer was pitching a Ben Hur/Winnie the Pooh pastiche called Ben Honey are complete falsehoods.) After the presentation we've retreated back to our corners for another couple hours of writing before we break for the day.
I'm pleased that I managed to get writing accomplished this morning, since my schedule has been thrown out of whack by the new job, with its requirements for scheduled overtime on top of the normal daily grind. Tonight, for instance, I'll have to start working at 5:30, so knowing that's ahead of me has sucked some of the enjoyment out of today.
As for the crime--last night the gamers got together and tried out the CSI game I'd received for Christmas. The rules of the game seemed overly complicated--we'd all figured out the key elements of the crime but the rules required that you had to keep visiting the evidence stations even if you already knew the killer. Plus the clue cards assumed you were a CSI junkie and already familiar with the key terms, something that left Amy at a disadvantage. Verdict was that the game was okay, but unlikely to be put into constant rotation.
Came home last night to find the final shipment of my birthday wishlist books had arrived. 9 titles to add to my TBR stack--3 research books and 6 fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, historical and YA). I think my TBR stack has doubled since January 1st, so I'd better start making inroads soon.
Today is the semi-annual STAR writers' retreat. We meet at the B&B for coffee, tea and pastries at 8:30, then by 9AM it's off to our corners to write. We emerged at noon for a group lunch, sharing details of what we've accomplished so far this morning. After lunch we had our theme workshop presentation of the day--by popular demand
jennifer_dunne and I did our role-playing workshop on how to pitch to an editor or agent. (The rumors that Jennifer was pitching a Ben Hur/Winnie the Pooh pastiche called Ben Honey are complete falsehoods.) After the presentation we've retreated back to our corners for another couple hours of writing before we break for the day.I'm pleased that I managed to get writing accomplished this morning, since my schedule has been thrown out of whack by the new job, with its requirements for scheduled overtime on top of the normal daily grind. Tonight, for instance, I'll have to start working at 5:30, so knowing that's ahead of me has sucked some of the enjoyment out of today.
As for the crime--last night the gamers got together and tried out the CSI game I'd received for Christmas. The rules of the game seemed overly complicated--we'd all figured out the key elements of the crime but the rules required that you had to keep visiting the evidence stations even if you already knew the killer. Plus the clue cards assumed you were a CSI junkie and already familiar with the key terms, something that left Amy at a disadvantage. Verdict was that the game was okay, but unlikely to be put into constant rotation.
Came home last night to find the final shipment of my birthday wishlist books had arrived. 9 titles to add to my TBR stack--3 research books and 6 fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, historical and YA). I think my TBR stack has doubled since January 1st, so I'd better start making inroads soon.