Resurrecting The Dead--the All New Horror Hounds Weekend Report
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Okay, I've decided to post a goal, I need to rewrite the query for my book, after some critiques I have realized my query was way too vague. So I'm giving myself a goal to write two good queries with insane hooks...wish me luck!
Okay, so I finished up 2300 words for the opening scene and now I'm going to tear it a knew one so that it almost sounds decent. Almost.
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Yesterday was very productive for me. I got about 16 pages of summary done.
In my snowflake method of novel writing, I'm at the stage where I take each scene that was put into the spreadsheet and turn it into two pages. However, I found that I'm turning it into four. And I must say, things are going smoothly.
My first novel, Werewolf Blues: The Early Recordings, turned into a novelized version of the show Lost. Not too exciting, weak characters and lots of pondering. I think even the characters got bored and were looking at me through the pages, waiting for me to do something. So, to avoid that mess again, I'm taking this route.
In my snowflake method of novel writing, I'm at the stage where I take each scene that was put into the spreadsheet and turn it into two pages. However, I found that I'm turning it into four. And I must say, things are going smoothly.
My first novel, Werewolf Blues: The Early Recordings, turned into a novelized version of the show Lost. Not too exciting, weak characters and lots of pondering. I think even the characters got bored and were looking at me through the pages, waiting for me to do something. So, to avoid that mess again, I'm taking this route.
Pike,
Awesome to see my favorite werewolf back. 30 roundhouses 'cause it looked like you need them. And a big more output
Hugs and pushups,
Tigress Tyrant
Richard,
No goal? You have to have a goal---at least a 100 words any topic. But gold star for doing your pushups
More output I say.Hugs and pushups,
Tigress Tyrant
Her Magnificent, Satisfied & Well-Fed Purriness seems in a better mood - for now at least. I'll just tippy-toe around her and whisper to Haggis...
Pssst! Haggis. Not so loud. You'll wake her.
(She's standing behind me, huh?)
Just finished a nearly-500 word research paper for a friend of mine who didn't have time to write it (yeah, I'll get paid for it, but I only charged him half price plus the cost of the research materials - that means about $50 - I almost feel bad about that, but the research required several hours, $25 for the magazines (Holy frak! Magazines are expensive), and I had to retype the paper twice as my power went out before I was able to save another version).
Paid writing gigs are always good, of course - and I can do research in my sleep (along with spreadsheets - yeah, I'm a freak).
Now, on to the finish line for TLOAOT and then the next episode in Quentin Dallas' life (this one involves a banshee) and the horror short "Kuru" (plus the deadlines all over the frakkin' place that are poppin' up).
Pssst! Haggis. Not so loud. You'll wake her.
(She's standing behind me, huh?)
Just finished a nearly-500 word research paper for a friend of mine who didn't have time to write it (yeah, I'll get paid for it, but I only charged him half price plus the cost of the research materials - that means about $50 - I almost feel bad about that, but the research required several hours, $25 for the magazines (Holy frak! Magazines are expensive), and I had to retype the paper twice as my power went out before I was able to save another version).
Paid writing gigs are always good, of course - and I can do research in my sleep (along with spreadsheets - yeah, I'm a freak).
Now, on to the finish line for TLOAOT and then the next episode in Quentin Dallas' life (this one involves a banshee) and the horror short "Kuru" (plus the deadlines all over the frakkin' place that are poppin' up).
I love you psychopathic purveyors of twisted gibbering madness. I really do.
I gotta stop fooling with business plans and come back to reality.
TTFN
I gotta stop fooling with business plans and come back to reality.
TTFN
I had a very long, useless day today and did a big fat NOTHING on any story, novel or novella that needs my attention. Instead, I was at a friend's house all day. She's pregnant and I was helping her with her other two kids. (A 2 & 3 year old) They're great kids, but now my head is killing me. I just took some Ibuprofen, so maybe it'll ease up some and I can concentrate.
Goal for tonight: a single paragraph.
Goal for tonight: a single paragraph.
Ya gotta love them Lycans!! Everyone knows I do. So if they're starting to look for something to do, throw a supernatural Dog Catcher at them to get them off their hairy butts. (so to speak, hehehehehe). Have to say I like the title a lot.
easter + taxes + technical problems that weren't my fault = nothing to show for it
except some blog entries. and two middling to nigh insignificant articles before the work site stalled -didn't crash, just stalled.
And that challenge story is taunting me in it's incompleteness....
However, and maybe this was last month's and I missed it? - but an idea for a future challenge to me would seem to be something pet related. Killer goldfish or marauding hamsters or something...
I mention this only because I have a dog-themed short I want to finish and could use the prodding.
Goals this week - something on a WIP. Any WIP, so long as it's decent output - which for me means 600 - 1000 words.
Plus the usual stuff of paying articles and blog entries and miscellaneous other writerly doings.
except some blog entries. and two middling to nigh insignificant articles before the work site stalled -didn't crash, just stalled.
And that challenge story is taunting me in it's incompleteness....
However, and maybe this was last month's and I missed it? - but an idea for a future challenge to me would seem to be something pet related. Killer goldfish or marauding hamsters or something...
I mention this only because I have a dog-themed short I want to finish and could use the prodding.
Goals this week - something on a WIP. Any WIP, so long as it's decent output - which for me means 600 - 1000 words.
Plus the usual stuff of paying articles and blog entries and miscellaneous other writerly doings.
I;m spreading them out by doing a little each day... but the little is going up incrementally.
In a month or so I may actually be into double digits.
In a month or so I may actually be into double digits.
I was talking with a friend of mine tonight (voracious reader friend) who asked how my story was coming so I gave her a brief rundown with the result of dead silence then "that sounds pretty good. Sick, but good. In a sick way"
And nothing sick has really happened yet
And nothing sick has really happened yet
Good Luck EF!
I got to do one rough query! So I'm kinda good.
I think that when you're writing horror, that's always a good sign!
I got to do one rough query! So I'm kinda good.
I think that when you're writing horror, that's always a good sign!
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I get that a lot. Only without the "sounds good" part.
Mostly people just tell me I'm sick. Especially when it comes to my sense of humor.
Mostly people just tell me I'm sick. Especially when it comes to my sense of humor.
I was going to make my werewolves sparkle, but that's already been taken. One thing I've learned from reading J.K. Rowling is how to finish a novel properly. That woman knows how to make the reader turn pages. My first book had nothing of the sort and that's how I knew it was a POS. My current project, Oozing Love, will have an ending that is fast-paced enough to keep the reader interested. The outlining process has helped me oh so much.
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