You wouldn’t think I could find an hour of writer administrivia to do, but I have. Still, that’s a legit hour of author time. It’s just not the kind of kewl productivity that we imagined for today.
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Smart and skilled writer Ekaterina Sedia’s new book The House of Discarded Dreams needs a little more traction. Do you remember how I was whining about unskillful writing recently? Sedia is the opposite end of the spectrum. Her work makes you think and opens you up.
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So far, cats and kittens, I have put in 19 hours of professional writing time. What have I learned?
1. It’s hell getting started.
2. It feels good when you do.
3. Character analyses are good filler when you are stumped with a plot.
I must needs have me some lunch, and then I must actually put some words down on paper. I have 5600 words ready, more or less, for the Vegas Workshop, and I need about 4400 more with a spit and a polish.
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I am ready for communications, publishing world. Whatever you got. Limbo isn’t a fun place to spend your vacation.
