October 29, 2008

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Here’s today’s progress on my steampunk novella about a runaway-slave- turned-air-pirate and his lost Confederate war dirigible, a mysterious doomsday weapon, and a disenfranchised southern spy who’s gone to work for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency — now with Bonus! military intrigue and a gentle mad scientist who’s slowly losing his mind:

Project: The Clementine
New Words Written Today: 1870 (better, but not great)
Present Total Word Count: 4612
Goal: 45,000 words (approx.)





Fiction Things Accomplished: Crashed a dirigible into Kansas.

Real Life Things Accomplished: Went and got a hair cut (is cute! and shorter); changed cat’s litter box (Oh Jesus help me, the time had come); took care of some paperwork; did a bunch of research so I don’t sound like an ass when I talk about 19th century technology, real and imagined.

Reason for Stopping: Finished the first chapter, and was starving.

Other: I’m feeling better about my progress today, even though it wasn’t a massive word count or anything. It’s better than yesterday, and I would’ve gone farther if I weren’t so damn hungry, and if it I hadn’t hit such a good stopping place. Croggon Hainey’s crew members are really starting to gel into firm personalities, which is great. Next up: I introduce my disenfranchised Confederate spy.

Total Fiction Words Composed in 2008: 279,461

Category: misc

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