Words Written: Angelika 2076; “A Sensitive Sole” 1500

9,419 / 70,000 (13.5%)

Website/journal rec for other writers: “He Said, She Said” by Jenny Crusie and Bob Mayer. Jenny (as you probably know) writes hilarious, award-winning romances with wonderful characters. Bob writes suspense. Together, they fight crime! No. Actually, they’ve started collaborating. The journal is primarily a log of their experiences working together—he outlines obsessively; she comes up with well-defined, real characters, makes a collage for inspiration, and then writes to see what actually happens. They can both make me laugh out loud. A fascinating and fun look into different styles of writing. (I’m also reading Jenny’s personal blog, since she’s both writing the book with Bob and a novella that’s linked to two other writers’ novellas, working on both at the same time. Plus she makes me laugh. Between these journals and the Daily Kitten, I’m set!)

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My goal for today is 3000 words on Angelika, I think. I’m also writing a 1500-word story for an anthology, so that seems like a nice balance. I got a late start though (we slept in), and I didn’t much ABC-CLIO work done yesterday, so we shall see.

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We have finally figured out Ken’s Aspect: Distraction. Damn him! (I say that with the utmost affection, obviously. First we slept in. Then he was going out for lunch and wanted me to go with him, which I couldn’t say no to even though I wasn’t really hungry yet. But let’s face it, I came with him on this trip because we hate being apart. I just expected him to be working at least 8 hours/day, which meant I could write/work/exercise/etc. in that 8 hours.

He just called me because he passed by a window and caught sight of the almost-full moon in the late-afternoon sky, and wanted to share it with me.

Distraction. I do so love him.

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So far today: Finished the story and sent it off for critique. Went out for lunch with Ken. Worked for a bit (I forgot to check my exact starting time—2 hours, maybe?) Cleaned out In Box again (I was down to 3 e-mails last night, back up to 18 this morning, plus a few more have come in since then). It’s nearly 5 p.m. Egads!

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I didn’t get a lot done on the novel before Ken got back from work. We went out to dinner and then to see The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe because Ken hadn’t seen it yet. I liked it even more this time. The only thing that truly annoyed me was one obvious matte painting, and the CGI on Aslan. Why, oh why? The beavers were perfect, the other animals are fantastic. Yet every time Aslan is talking with one of the children, it’s painfully clear there’s a gap. That aside, I also noticed things I hadn’t the first time, like when Peter sees some young soldiers getting off the train and gets an almost wistful look in his eyes. Partly, perhaps, that he wishes one of them was his father coming home. But a lot of it was a longing to be one of them. Not necessarily to be a fighter, but to have the opportunity to fight for what he believes in. It gave a greater depth to his character this time ‘round.

Anyway, after we got back, we both settled down to work on our respective laptops, and I managed to pound out a respectable amount of words. I kind of hoped to break 10K, but we’re getting tired. I made notes on the scene to start with tomorrow, which will help jumpstart things.

G’night, pets!

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Currently Reading: Pagan Heat, Monica Belle
Lately Listened To: If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox (I didn’t expect to get on an early-80s-pop kick…I guess I was in need of something bouncy)
Recently Watched: Narnia!