July 16, 2008

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Here’s today’s kind-of-crappy stats on the on the novel about a decommissioned Greek fury, her quasi-immortal Chinese ex-lover, and an Iranian astrologer with a drinking problem:

Project: The Engines of Wrath
New Words: 2318 (meh)
Present Total Word Count: 9760 words
Goal: 100,000 words





Observations: Bloody hell, this isn’t working. This chapter just refuses to come together smoothly, which is frustrating, because it ought to be cool and dark, like a Dove bar. But it’s awkward and lopey, and I don’t like it, and I don’t know how to fix it. Time to set it aside and reread it with fresh eyes tomorrow.

Things Accomplished in Real Life: Did a bunch of dishes, tried to do laundry but was thwarted (machines were occupied, may try again when I’m finished here), went to Trader Joe’s for some fruit because I was out of it, and I was dying for some. Talked to mom on the phone. Paid some bills. Mailed some things. Changed clothes several times because it was cold this morning, but the day warmed up nicely.

Reason for Stopping: Because I’m worried that I hopped into this new project too soon. Maybe I just wasn’t ready to write this, or maybe I’m only experiencing a temporary glitch and I’ll open the file tomorrow with a cry of, “Eureka! I see what’s wrong, and it can be easily repaired!” But for now, I’m having a little afternoon of crisis, wherein I wonder if I shouldn’t just sit back and wait for word from agent/editors about some of my other projects that are floating around at the moment. Maybe I should just wait and see if any of those “stick,” and then I’ll have a direction.

Other Considerations: Or maybe I should start working on THE CLEMENTINE, even though it isn’t due for ages and I thought I’d use this time to launch some new ideas. I think, for now, I’m going to give laundry another shot and then sit down to read. I have three books to review in the next couple of weeks, so I’d better get started.

Total Fiction Words Composed in 2008: 241,936

Category: misc

Comments

One Response to “July 16, 2008”

  1. Zeno
    July 16th, 2008 @ 8:01 pm

    2,318 words is better than none! :P

    Also, I like PIE!

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