sandramcdonald (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sandramcdonald) wrote,@ 2008-04-14 10:50:00 |
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The procrastination tax and the ******
This weekend's mail brought very nice notes from Jim B. and Ray H. Jim, who stayed up late at night to finish THE STARS DOWN UNDER, says, "Just because you planned this to be a trilogy doesn't mean you have to stop at three. And I hope you don't." Thank you for your kind words, Jim. I'll be sending you my editor's home phone number in a few minutes. Ray writes that he's looking forward to book 3 and my answering questions such as, "What will happen to Jodenny and the *****? What about Free-not-Chained and her *****? Was Osherman **********?" Of course, Ray used real words but I didn't want to give away spoilers. And yes, I'm answering all those and more in book 3, with the kitchen sink and Millenium Falcon thrown in for good measure :-)
Yesterday I wrote 4000 words but today I am paying the procrastination tax, as in running around trying to get my taxes done. Which is just the preview of actually paying the taxes tomorrow. Nothing like waiting until the last minute -- me and millions of other Americans. But I have valid excuses. I had to write the conclusion to what happened to Jodenny and the ******.
Seen viaoldcharliebrown, Jason Stoddard pokes fun at the boring design of the SFWA web site and talks about losing the negativity in sf. (Though I don't agree with his definition of negativity.) I wish he didn't have light brown letters on a beige background, however. His blog is here.
Last but not least, here's number 12 of 12 comic strips done by the very talented Paul Abbamondipabba for THE OUTBACK STARS. Later this month, I'll start showcasing the ones he did for book 2. This strip is one of my favorites because it highlights a key character -- Koo, the gecko! -- and because it marks a shift, in the book, in my mind at least, between the first act and second act (screenplay terms, but useful in thinking about prose too).
Paul's not only a talented artist, he's an up and coming writer as well -- he's sold 4 short stories this year so far, so keep an eye out for him!
This weekend's mail brought very nice notes from Jim B. and Ray H. Jim, who stayed up late at night to finish THE STARS DOWN UNDER, says, "Just because you planned this to be a trilogy doesn't mean you have to stop at three. And I hope you don't." Thank you for your kind words, Jim. I'll be sending you my editor's home phone number in a few minutes. Ray writes that he's looking forward to book 3 and my answering questions such as, "What will happen to Jodenny and the *****? What about Free-not-Chained and her *****? Was Osherman **********?" Of course, Ray used real words but I didn't want to give away spoilers. And yes, I'm answering all those and more in book 3, with the kitchen sink and Millenium Falcon thrown in for good measure :-)
Yesterday I wrote 4000 words but today I am paying the procrastination tax, as in running around trying to get my taxes done. Which is just the preview of actually paying the taxes tomorrow. Nothing like waiting until the last minute -- me and millions of other Americans. But I have valid excuses. I had to write the conclusion to what happened to Jodenny and the ******.
Seen via
oldcharliebrown, Jason Stoddard pokes fun at the boring design of the SFWA web site and talks about losing the negativity in sf. (Though I don't agree with his definition of negativity.) I wish he didn't have light brown letters on a beige background, however. His blog is here.Last but not least, here's number 12 of 12 comic strips done by the very talented Paul Abbamondi
pabba for THE OUTBACK STARS. Later this month, I'll start showcasing the ones he did for book 2. This strip is one of my favorites because it highlights a key character -- Koo, the gecko! -- and because it marks a shift, in the book, in my mind at least, between the first act and second act (screenplay terms, but useful in thinking about prose too). Paul's not only a talented artist, he's an up and coming writer as well -- he's sold 4 short stories this year so far, so keep an eye out for him!
