writer at play
Posted in season of rains, writing process on Dec 20th, 2009
One of my main goals for the current revision of SoR is to give my protagonist, Jhayni, more agency. In previous versions, bad things just happened to her. She tumbled willy-nilly from bad to worse. Her reactions were instinctive, not volitional. This time around, I want Jhayni to dig her heels in and make choices [...]
Posted in season of rains, writing process on Dec 5th, 2009
What are you doing, Mommy? Writing my book. What chapter are you on? Mm, eight, I think. *reading over my shoulder* Something brushed against…. a house! No, not a house. *rustles paper* What’s this? It’s a map of my city. PLEASE don’t lose it. What’s this? And that? And, oh, this says “shops!” It’s a [...]
Posted in season of rains on Mar 24th, 2009
Oh, the things that keep me awake at night. Is it a wall, or a fort? Are there six forts to an isle, or twelve? How many wheels would you pay for a bag of rice or a month’s rent? How many isles does your average Jane (or Jhayni, in this case, heh) earn in [...]
Posted in personal, season of rains on Mar 3rd, 2009
I have been shamefully neglecting this blog. My apologies. What with sickness running rampant through my home, the revision of Season of Rains turning my brain to mush, and my heroic attempts to finish the gargantuan A Suitable Boy in a timely manner, blogging has taken a backseat (or sent to hide in the trunk). [...]
Posted in kai, season of rains, short stories on Jan 28th, 2009
Got over 3K words on the new book. Can I just say that the romance in this story is going to be SO much fun to write? I still get a warm fuzzy contented feeling when I think back on Saturday. D. took the older kids and went out the entire morning and early afternoon. [...]
Posted in personal, rants, season of rains, writing process on Dec 30th, 2008
The Stories Xenobiologist Broken (an Elinor story) Exposure Beauty & Beast retelling (unnamed, because I suck at names ) The Wordcounts 4410 6244 1637 3510 Written in collaboration with Angst & Whining, hot chocolate, and the album The Better Life by 3 Doors Down. Not a bad end to the year. Working on Kai’s book [...]
Posted in season of rains, short stories on Nov 9th, 2008
I love Plans! And now I have one! So, here is my writing Plan for the rest of the year: Write short stories. These may or may not include: an Elinor story; a story set in the Out of Shape world; a retelling of Beauty and the Beast; something to submit to Beneath Ceaseless Skies; [...]
Posted in season of rains on Nov 6th, 2008
SoR progress: 249/249 pages. So, this revision is done and sent to two trusty beta readers. There are still some minor details I need to take care of (fixing the astrological system, coming up with an alternate to rather lame minor plot point, for examples) but I’d rather hold off on the cosmetic parts until [...]
Posted in season of rains on Oct 25th, 2008
One of the cool things about my protagonist Jhayni in Season of Rains is that she’s a (an?) historian. This means that I get to make up all kinds of artifacts, sub-cultures, texts, dynasties, legends and colorful anecdotes about historical characters of her world. And oh boy, did I ever do so, with joyful abandon. [...]
Posted in season of rains on Oct 21st, 2008
… this little gem: Jhayni awoke, thrashing in the sweaty tangled sheets like a panicked swimmer in water. In water, as opposed to, say, Jell-O. Or lava. Or orange juice. *headdesk* Progress: 137/244 pages