January 21, 2010

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Yesterday I got some work done on Hellbent, and today I started a new short story, “Far-Fetched.” It’s for a YA anthology about which I won’t talk until I have the contracts; but to give you all the information pertinent to its metrics: I have less than a month to write it. But the project is hot and I’m very excited, and this is going to be a great little piece.

Set in the Clockwork Century, “Far-Fetched” is the story of a teenage apprentice airship engineer named Huojin — or more precisely, it’s one of his adventures aboard the Naamah Darling as he learns his way around the craft. Yes, he’s a minor character from Boneshaker and yes, a couple others from that book will be present as well. Time for a new status bar:

Project: “Far-Fetched”
Deadline: February 20, 2010
New Words Written: 671
Present Total Word Count: 671



Things Accomplished in Fiction: Finally coughed up the beginning. The beginning is always the hardest part. For me, personally. More often than not.

Things Accomplished in Real Life: Day-job work in the morning; interview with a woman from the Seattle Times regarding steampunk and all steampunk-type things in the afternoon; likewise an interview with Weird Tales re: Boneshaker; spent forever tearing my hair out trying to start this story.

Other: As of today, you can buy coffee from Fremont Coffee and Tea right here online. You should try some. My husband roasts it and it’s quite good. In other link news, I’ll be swinging by Portland in March to sit in with Oregon Public Radio’s marvelous show Northwest Passages. Click that link for details.

Total Official Word Count of 2010: 12,808 words
(Including 492 words on HELLBENT yesterday)


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One Response to “January 21, 2010”

  1. WaywardScooterGirl
    January 21st, 2010 @ 10:51 pm

    As a total geek fangirl of Boneshaker, the Far-Fetched story makes me very, very happy!

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