Writer Tamago

Several people I know, am getting to know, or know of are working on cranking out a first draft of a novel by October 1st. Guess what? Me too! But you knew that. Anyway, I'm in, because, well, I'm doing this anyway, natch? How about you? Are you interested? Sixty days isn't quite as insane [...]

Another day, another word count. A very productive day in Hercules land. 6,376 / 75,000(8.0%) The answer to yesterday's question is that Hercules killed the hind of Diana, which is always a bad idea. Today's question: How did Hercules get out trouble with Diana and Apollo for killing Diana's hind? And Hercules' Words of Wisdom: [...]

One of those days at work, but we did get a little writing in at the end. Any words I get ahead are good words. Yesterday, Yvonne was right answering the Hercules trivia question. In Greek, Heracles is named after Hera, to try and gain her favor, which Zeus seldom failed to do. Today's trivia [...]

Lots of familial exposition today! Today's trivia question: Who was Hercules named after and why? Yesterday's answer: Originally Hercules was slated to do 10 labors, but two didn't count. The first was slaying the hydra, and it didn't count because he had helped. The second one that didn't count we'll talk more about later, but [...]

Already whacking parts of HH:PW. Last week we had a false start. This morning, in the car, we had a real start. Instead of working on the outline today, I wrote it down in an effort to capture the characterizations. Several things about the characters life revealed them to me. I didn't expect Tony and [...]

I've finished off chapter one of Blood is Thicker than Water at Las Habladoras. There's also a beautiful new photo over there by Catrina Horsfield as well. Gotta get down to some work, and then a Hercules break. See you this afternoon with the Herc-o-meter, and a trivia question.

Today's progress was revisiting and typing in synopses of the 12 labors of Hercules. 2,114 / 75,000(2.8%) Man, Hercules sure did like to wrestle. It seems a natural, this book. Okay, next week is a massive outline of the story. Where the labors go, when we introduce what kids, all sorts of stuff. I have [...]

More on writing later today. Just wanted to let you know that the last three Japan travelogues are finished. Kyoto Nara Tokyo We return to all writing, all the time. Catherine

It doesn't mean much to y'all, but I've finished the ELA coordinator manual. Now those 28 pages are in the hands of others, and I wait for suggestions for revision, not unlike publishing. I *could* begin the next step at work, prep for fall semester. That looks like a schedule and syllabi for two Elements [...]

Rejection from Cameron McClure from Donald Maass Julie Rose has a new podcast up for Paul Liadis. What were Aric and Kim up to?, a Kyoto travelogue up in my other journal. T minus 10 days to the Herc-o-meter! Catherine