In which we are amused...

[jesshartley]

I'm currently 37/47ths done with the book.

(Edited note: there's no special significance to this number, it just amused the hell out of me.)


This number, courtesy of the excel spreadsheet that I've got set up to calculate all kinds of goodness (number of words written [78705], days to deadline [11], words needed per day to complete by deadline [1935], estimated pages written [281], percentage completed (assuming 100K goal) [78.71%], ratio completed to 10ths [4/5ths], and ratio completed to 100ths [37/47ths]).

One more big fight scene to right, then some "modern" (ie: set in venezia) chapters to insert, then it will be ready to print, set aside and come back to in a few weeks for a massive edit before sending it out to its doom...er... to editors for rejection... I mean consideration.

*Grin*

Comments

[winnett.livejournal.com]

Consideration! Not rejection. Be positive. :)

So, is this another contracted book like your last one? I think working on a deadline like that would be hard... but you seem to be doing just fine. :)

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

No, that's part of why Im having such nervousness now. This is one I wrote for "me" (to be read as "to try to sell to mainstream publishers") rather than on a write-for-hire basis. My world, my characters, my plot. My rejection if it sucks. :)

[winnett.livejournal.com]

OH yea! And you are cruising through it too.

Will you tell me what it is about?

I am sure it doesn't suck and since you already have published works, you have a food in the door!

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

Well, it's about a vampire courtesan in a fantasy version of Venice. And it's about how she became a vampire, and lost love and revenge and adventure and all that jazz. :)

[winnett.livejournal.com]

OOh, sounds cool! :) I will have to read it someday after it gets published!

I have a vampire book too, imagine that. :) It is in my brain anyway, a three book series that is a social commentary, focusing on free will versus peace and thoughtlessness. :)

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

Wow... That's really cool!

I think mine's more of a coming of age story... I've got plans for a second focussing on "what happens next" in Venezia and a pre-history story for the male protagonist.

I will totally check yours out when it gets published. :) I think that's a theme that you'd be excellent at writing about!

[winnett.livejournal.com]

Coming of age stories are good, that is the one I am editing, a coming of age story. My only non-sci/fi type story planned.

You should definately do a sequal, I like getting to know characters in stories very well.

Thanks for your support. It is very nice to chat with you about this stuff, someone else who is going through the dream as well as the work!

[lilithsaintcrow.livejournal.com]

*does happy dance* Gooooooo, Jess! Yaaaay! *waves pompoms madly*

[generalbullet.livejournal.com]

I hope it goes well! I look forward to reading it!

[secret-fire.livejournal.com]

If you ever wanted to do a small-press run of your book... I'd buy it.

Don't worry, hon. The right editor will recognize its worth.

[slavetosin69.livejournal.com]

I wanted to know if you weren't too busy this weekend, If you'd like to come down and go to a Cruxshadows show (here in albany) I think you'd have fun and you'd get to hang out with my pack again, as we all miss you. :-P

If your interested lemme know on here, or gimme an e-mail @ ShanWolf@gmail.com

~~Shan

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

When? Where? What's Cruxshadows? How much does it cost? What times would I have to be there? More info! :)

[slavetosin69.livejournal.com]

When: 8pm Saturday Sept 24th

Where: Valentines, on New Scotland ave (in albany)

What's Cruxshadows: the Cruxshadows are a goth-band that I personally think you would enjoy. Not to hard, extremely dancable, and a nice energy over all. plus the lead singer (a guy named rogue) is mega hot (yeah..I can admit that and still feel manly..) I can either send you mp3's or point you to their website, once I find it.

What time would you have to be here: Depends on how much hanging out you'd like to do before hand. I'm estimating maybe 2 hours travel time (or so..probably less, it's 1.5 hours to Haven roughly) so I personally would aim to be here around 4..that way even if you're late, you still have some hang out time, and a couple of hours before the show.

My house is 2 (or so) blocks from the place, so it's advantageous(sp?) to meet up there. If you have reservations about that I understand and can plan to be at an alternate location to meet up with you.

How's that for more info :-P

~~Shan

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

Feh, silly fish, no reservations about meeting up with you guys at your place. Don't be silly.

My only real concern is two-fold. One, I've got a garou game (the larp wrap up from the one that was at my house Sunday) that I've kind of said I'd be at, and 2, I'm still not done with my novel, Pat's dad arrives Wednesday (we think) and the difference between 7-midnight for garou and noon til the wee hours (Which makes Sunday a bad work day too) at this point may not be doable for me.

Do they play there often? IE: is this a local group, or a once-in-a-lifetime thing?

[slavetosin69.livejournal.com]

It's more of a Once in an album tour thing, they aren't local to NY (I think they're local to Maryland..but I'm unsure) and I'm not 100% sure when they'll be around again.

The good news is that they might be doing a show at Haven(Divas), but the bad news is that would be on tuesday the 27th (most likely), and probably a far worse day for you to hang out late.

It would be awesome if you could come out, but I'll understand if it's not doable.

~~Shan

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

Actually, Tuesdays are fine for me, and saving a 3 hour round trip (As much as I'd like to hang with you all) at this point would be advantageous).

Let me check things out closer to the end of the week, see how much I can get done between now and then! :)

*hug* Thanks for the invite!

[deepabyss.livejournal.com]

Ok I can't hold myself anymore. How do you dedicate yourself to your writing? I've tried and seem to not be able to write when I try to sit down. What is the trick?

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

There's no "trick", really. You just have to make yourself write. Put words down, even if they suck. Fix them later, or scrap them, but just like you can't learn to do back flips until you've.. um... learned to do other things that are not as hard as back flips... you can't expect to sit down and write a novel unless you can make yourself sit down and write.

Start with whatever works, and then just give yourself a goal every day and do it.