Luncheon Ex Machina

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Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:36 GMT

Fri, 03:47: Did some revising on Ishta's Companion, which I'll be serializing on my Ethshar webpage this summer. I'm writing Chapter 9 of maybe 20-25.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:49:26 GMT

Thu, 01:21: RT @wonderella: Nobody who says "gay sex causes tornadoes" realizes how awesome that makes gay sex seem.
Thu, 03:29: Did a bunch of editing on Ishta's Companion and something I can't talk about yet, instead of writing. I'm okay with that.
Thu, 03:30: Oh, and I lost two followers! I noticed this time! I wonder why?
Thu, 16:22: Now playing: "Have You Seen the Saucers?" Jefferson Airplane, from the album "Early Flight." A definite blast from the past.

Mysteries of the LJ

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:07 GMT

LiveJournal doesn't seem to be picking up my tweets anymore. I checked the settings, and everything looks right, but they aren't showing up. Drat.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 16:01:26 GMT

Mon, 15:06: My sweater smells of wood smoke. Comes from burning brush last night, I guess.
Tue, 04:19: Got just one page of "Bait" written tonight. I really need a better title for that one.

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Mon, 13 May 2013 16:01:20 GMT

Sun, 14:05: Happy Mother's Day to every mother out there.
Sun, 19:08: Just worked out a plot problem, then discovered I'd already worked it out, back in 1988, and misfiled the note about it.
Mon, 04:12: You know that unfinished story from 1988? It all needs to be rewritten; the "future" tech is already out of date.

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Sun, 12 May 2013 16:01:24 GMT

Sat, 12:34: RT @eoghanmcdermo: Justin Bieber got 100,000 retweets for tweeting "Live life full". That's just 3 random words. I'm going to try now. Ni…
Sun, 04:01: Again, no actual writing, but I did a bunch of outlining, and added to that video. It's progress. Saw Iron Man 3, too.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:01:33 GMT

Fri, 13:34: Been sorting through a stack of 3.5" floppies. Trying to decide what to do with the blank ones. Toss 'em, I guess -- I'll never need 'em.
Sat, 04:21: Got some video done today, and some plotting, but no actual writing. Pfui.

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Thu, 09 May 2013 16:01:35 GMT

Wed, 12:25: I'm trying to get organized. This would be easier if I were more organized. Oh, wait.
Wed, 18:22: I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything" on reddit's fantasy section Thursday evening. Stop by and ask me something.
Thu, 03:54: Spent the evening sorting papers and entering data, instead of writing on any of the 20 novels I have under way. Yes, 20. I need to focus!

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Wed, 08 May 2013 16:01:30 GMT

Tue, 15:03: Time to go buy groceries. Can I bear the excitement? Hey, when are those Hostess cupcakes coming back?
Tue, 17:36: Bought groceries, washed dishes, answered mail; now for the important stuff -- looking at kittens on the web!
Wed, 01:03: E-mailing contracts is so much faster than sending them streetmail; I just wish my scanner wasn't such a fussbudget.
Wed, 04:18: Rather than writing anything tonight, I went through the 54 pages of notes and outtakes for On A Field Sable and threw out 26 of them.

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Tue, 07 May 2013 16:01:21 GMT

Mon, 14:43: So that outline I was so proud of writing last night -- I just revised it drastically. It's better now.
Mon, 16:28: I've been working on my Kickstarter video for three days. I have twenty-three seconds done.
Mon, 18:06: Gotta go make dinner. And put the laundry away. Now, if only my computer would stop freezing up and let me shut things down properly.
Tue, 04:08: Three pages of Bait (title will change) written tonight. Revised the first chapter of Graveyard Girl, too. I guess it'll do.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 16:01:17 GMT

Sun, 20:41: Plotted out pretty much all of "Bait" (title will change) today. Gonna be fun.
Mon, 00:57: Drank 16 Mile Old Court Ale with dinner tonight. That's excellent beer.
Mon, 04:28: No writing of final text, but I did write up 3 pages of fairly detailed outline for Bait. Next I maybe outline a revised Graveyard Girl?

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Sun, 05 May 2013 16:01:31 GMT

Sat, 13:19: Hmmm... work, or go read the paper? Washington Post wins this one.
Sun, 01:35: Didn't get to the comics shop on Free Comic Book Day because my wife had the car. She had to work. On Saturday. The US government hates me.
Sun, 03:54: I've been pretty useless tonight -- didn't accomplish anything. I need to plot out a story, and it's being reluctant.

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Sat, 04 May 2013 16:01:27 GMT

Fri, 19:00: Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day and I probably won't be able to get to the shop!
Sat, 04:04: No actual writing tonight, but some plotting and sorting and editing. Renamed a major character.

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Fri, 03 May 2013 16:01:33 GMT

Thu, 16:18: Ate calamari for lunch. I feel so sophisticated.
Thu, 18:27: Got my beard professionally trimmed by a barber today so I won't look like quite such a slob in my Kickstarter video.
Fri, 03:09: You know, making video without looking like a dork is harder than you might think.

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Thu, 02 May 2013 16:01:34 GMT

Wed, 14:25: It's a beautiful day. I think I'm going to go play outside.
Thu, 02:12: Got feedback from my agent on Graveyard Girl. It needs serious work still.
Thu, 04:18: I'm gonna call it a night. Hey, look! It's a night! See, right there! No, to the left. Your other left. Yes, THERE! G'night!

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Wed, 01 May 2013 16:01:28 GMT

Tue, 13:35: So here's the interview I did yesterday: http://t.co/j1GecmK4OX
Tue, 17:43: Damn it, I've mislaid Azrad the Great's family tree again! It was lost for years, I found it last fall, and now it's gone again.
Wed, 03:21: Two pages of Ishta's Companion written tonight. Finished Chapter Eight. Don't feel like writing more; think I'll go to bed.

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:01:32 GMT

Mon, 17:12: Just did an interview by e-mail. Got some stuff in it I'm not sure I've ever mentioned in public before.
Tue, 04:24: Wrote seven pages of Ishta's Companion tonight -- mostly dialogue, which goes quickly. Still, a good night's work.

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:01:42 GMT

Sun, 12:17: There's something clever I've been meaning to tweet, but I can never remember what it is when I'm online. Any suggestions?
Sun, 13:41: Wrote two pages of Ishta's Companion so far today. Finished Chapter Seven, started Chapter Eight.
Mon, 01:08: Gotta go to bed early; expecting tradespeople in the morning. Assuming they show up.
Mon, 10:12: Waiting for the inspector or someone like him.

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:01:13 GMT

Sat, 12:46: Listening to "Woman in Chains," by Tears for Fears. I should play this more often.
Sat, 16:59: There's a feral cat outside my window. Not one I recognize. Welcome to the neighborhood, cat!
Sun, 04:08: Four pages of Ishta's Companion tonight; that's decent. Almost done with Chapter Seven.

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Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:01:16 GMT

Fri, 13:51: RT @smartpopbooks: Today's Essay: Finding the Hero�by�Lawrence Watt-Evans�on�Grey's Anatomy http://t.co/rD1Rsl4Uxv
Fri, 18:09: I need to be more productive. I think I'll do an in-depth analysis of why I'm not getting much writing done. Should take a week or two.
Sat, 04:06: Two pages of Ishta's Companion written tonight. Should've done more, but I took forever to stop screwing around and get started.

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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:16:40 GMT

Thu, 15:09: Was informed today that the mss. I sent my agent last week has the formatting totally screwed up. Gee, thanks, NeoOffice.
Thu, 18:43: Reformatted Graveyard Girl (title may change), which required re-reading it. Found and fixed half a dozen errors.
Fri, 04:07: Wednesday I mowed the lawn for the first time this year. Motor started on the first pull. Go, Briggs & Stratton!

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:01:40 GMT

Thu, 04:11: One page of Ishta's Companion written tonight. I seem to have hit a slow stretch.

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:45:56 GMT

Wed, 04:11: Four pages of Bait written tonight. I really do need to come up with a better title; "Bait" sounds like a noir thriller, which it's not.
Wed, 14:13: I'm starting to get serious about the Kickstarter video for Vika's Avenger. I've opened my video editing software for the first time.
Thu, 02:56: The solar power system is scheduled to be inspected Monday. I'd hoped for sooner.

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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:01:39 GMT

Sun, 18:17: I'm off to cook dinner.
Mon, 04:11: Wrote one page of On A Field Sable. Also deleted a page or so. You win some, you lose some.

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:01:27 GMT

Sun, 02:05: GODDAMMIT! My office chair just broke. The right arm is no longer attached except at the bottom front corner.
Sun, 04:13: Well, got one page written tonight, anyway. On that new story I shouldn't have started. I did some rethinking on it at dinner, as well.