OK this seems like a good place to say a few things quickly.

First and foremost:  huzzah! at long last I have finished the Opus, the Book That Would Not End, and it is now in the hands of my publisher. Irritatingly, in my relieved urgency to deliver it I sent her a copy that contains my personal editing tags and marks, so now I have to go back ( Read more... )

I just wanted to say, I've been doing a lot of self-work regarding my creative process, and it is finally starting to pay off. I am writing more easily now (not like hair-pulling just to sit down and contemplate a scene), characters are starting to run the show again, and I am writing some really good stuff in consequence, both novel and short- ( Read more... )

my word count calculator in yWriter (which I use for my books and you should too! google it) - says I have 5800 words to go on the Opus, that's 1 day's work at present rate. Not sure that's quite true - the story arc may run on longer, but it's close to the mark. I have 1 evil client gig that will eat 5 hours of my time tomorrow. ARGH. So say this ( Read more... )