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Hi all. Seem to have got over my twenty-thousand word hump, and am now back in writing mode again. Wordcount as stands; 40577.Woo woo!
Still going to be a lot of re-drafting to do, but I'm cracking on now.
I also suspect I'm going to have to do some truly vicious cutting at draft four stage.
I'm beginning to get in the frame of mind to look for manuscript reviewers. I've got a few people in mind, and I'll be e-mailing you all soonish.
Cheers, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Sam B
*EDIT* Draft One Stage? Moron.
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( 3 / 73 )Hi all.Got up to 24500 words tonight.
In other news, this blog now looks very pretty, unless you're using IE6, in which case see the footer!
TTFN
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( 3.2 / 86 )Great news! Am back home in Wales, and will have new home come January! w00t!
Peace out, and merry Christmas.
Sam B
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( 3 / 70 )Spent today searching for houses. Saw two.
So very tired.
Going me to Wales tomorrow to see my fambly.
Merry bloody Christmas.
Sam B
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( 2.9 / 45 )Got the thing over that thirty-thousand word hump today, despite losing my way between two chapters. Also, written the single most unpleasant sequence of the book so far.
Hopefully, will polish up nicely in next draft. (Final draft? Who knows? Will this thing ever be good enough?)
Am tired, too tired for prepositions.
Peace
Sam B
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( 3.2 / 54 )Urgh, I'm being so lazy. 28000 words now.
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( 3 / 48 )I'm thinking of deleting most of the writing section again. Most of it's garbage, and it's garbage I don't really want to be associated with any more. It seems odd, but writing a novel really forces one to refine one's style. I suppose if you practice anything for an hour everyday, your efforts from years ago embarrass you.
Bike repair girl still has a place, as do N.B and Rocks. Stairwells can get to buggery. I read stairwells now and all I can think is "Cheer up, emo kid!"
Cheers
SVAB
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( 3.1 / 50 )Hi all. As you've no doubt noticed, i now have a shiny menu up top which will take you to all the old content (Apart from the chat function, which i have yet to re-implement.
In other mnews, I've been cracking on with the novel, and am now at 25510 words. Not much progress since the last update, but progress, nevertheless. Now that the core functionality of the site is up and running again, I've got more time to get back to the serious business of writing.
Also, it's been suggested that I'm a bit more sensible about the novel, publishing excerpts and inviting people to review, to build up a kind of publicity. This is from Rob C, who will soon be published and who is therefore a grown up writer!
I think it's a good idea. look out for a dedicated Coldtouch and Dark page soon, with excerpts and a preview area (Which may be passworded.)
End Communication!
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( 3 / 44 )Hi all.
It's taken me a while to update this blog, and I still haven't added the content, despite having everything in place. I'll
try doing this tonight. Also, some writing, let's hope.
In other news, I'm now twenty four, the bloke I'm supposed to be flat-hunting with has been literally frozen out of Sheffield and I have a shiny new MP3 Player.
Also, I need to back to the gym, hence the title. I am a porker once more.
TTFN
Sam B
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( 3 / 31 )Hi all. You may notice the site's look changing. It's because I'm using my own website as a test-bed for a work website. I'm experimenting without the risk of utterly destroying a production website. Funky.
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