| Clarion West Write-a-Thon, Chapters 4 & 5 done |
[Jul. 22nd, 2009|05:19 pm] |
Those of you with energy and alertness to notice details only relevant to other people (I know such people exist despite never having been one of them) may note that I never posted a 'done' post for Chapter 4 or a 'due' post for Chapter 5. You may also note that I've been quiet a looong time and am now considerably (woefully, agonisingly) behind.
Chapter 4 did go out, 3 days late or so, and Chapter 5 is done today, just, um, let me work this out, 11 days late.
Excuses? Nothing worth your time.
Chapter 6 was due on the 15th, meaning that nags, bothers and kicks-up-the-bum for Ch 6 are already worth $7 a go.
Chapter 5 is a 20k monster, so reads for Ch 5 will earn the Write-a-Thon $10.
Tally: $60 |
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| Write-a-Thon: Chapter Three out, come in Chapter Four... |
[Jul. 5th, 2009|01:53 pm] |
My first missed deadline was Friday. I hang my head in shame. However, the good news is that my desperate whining produced some extra encouragement and a bump in my pledges to the Write-a-Thon.
Chapter Three is now out the door - as ever, please let me know if you have time to read this, or any earlier chapters. Each chapter read earns $5 for Clarion West, and Chapter Three earns a triple-shot venti $15.
Once again I've had to push a section of this chapter over into the next chapter, for reasons of length and weight. It looks like I'm going to wind up with more than ten chapters, unless I can start cutting the text harder than I'm managing at the moment.
Chapter Four is due on Tuesday 7th July. This is now the chapter in which Shelley storms the Majestic Hotel, is implanted with Underground technology, and has to make a decison about where her loyalties really lie.
Tally: $41 |
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| Write-a-Thon: Chapter the Second |
[Jun. 26th, 2009|12:25 pm] |
Chapter Two is entitled 'The Scrawl'. This is the chapter in which Shelley is drawn into the activities of Underground salon Alien Rockstars, meets a chap, takes the purple pill and gets into a battle. Lots of firsts for her.
It's due for delivery on Monday 29th June.
Mither me to get it done on time and I'll donate a buck to Clarion West, mither me if I'm already late and the figure goes up, read it (no critique necessary so it's Scout's Honour) and I'll donate $5.
Tally: $11 |
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| Write-a-Thon: Chapter One, Gone |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|08:29 pm] |
Phew! Chapter 1, which is the one where my protag, Shelley, starts to fall over her two goody shoes and get mixed up in things she didn't oughter, is done, gone, O-U-T out.
I cut it from 15,000 to 13,000 words, approx (my target was 10,000, but feh), removed three scenes, wrote two new ones, and substantially rewrote about half the rest. I'm absolutely nuked.
Tally: $6. Not looking so great huh. It should bump a bit when I get reads for Chapter 1, but I'm really hoping to get more naggers for Chapter 2.
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| Write-a-Thon: Chapter the First |
[Jun. 21st, 2009|06:08 pm] |
As I detailed in this post, I am sponsoring people to nag me to get my novel edited during the Write-a-Thon. Nothing I love more than punishment. Please click the link to see how you can help.
Chapter One is due for circulation on Thursday 25th June.
Current tally is $1. |
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