And I have always let you down.

[leahbobet]

March 20, 2010 Progress Notes:

"Stay"

Words today: 600.
Words total: 7900. Yeah, this doesn't match, but my math got mussed somewhere.
Reason for stopping: I'm on the last scene, I'm a bit stuck, it's 11:00, and I want to knit and watch cartoons. I'll finish the story tomorrow.

Darling du Jour: "I looked into his eyes," she said, swallowing back the thought of fingers snapped at the bottommost joint, of intestines looped and gnawed, teethmarks like wolves'.

Mean Things: Dem bones dem bones dem huuuuman bones. Sometimes taking the high road really sucks balls.
Research Roundup: Dene family names -- needed one more -- and whether I can attest a traditional Dene cure for wendigoes. It's looking like that's a no.

Books in progress: Gemma Files, A Book of Tongues.
The glamour: Went to Christian Cameron's book launch this afternoon at the bookstore, before which I picked up some size 15 straight needles for the shawl I want to knit and after which, I had dinner at Fresh with thesandtiger. Getting a table at Fresh is an accomplishment these days.

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Just a very little bit to go on this, but it requires an emotional intensity and care I don't actually have after a full day out and about. I'm out most of tomorrow too, but there should be enough left in the tank after that to finish this one off. It's officially too long for the anthology it was supposed to go to, so hopefully I can manage some cuts in the second draft. Or I'll have to write him another story inside five weeks. Erk.

(Ladies and gents, the glamorous writing life.)

Laptop Debt Kill:

8950 / 17000 words. 53% done!

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Cutting is hell. I overdo it, and then have to put half what I took out back in. Best wishes with this it sounds so good.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) Drafty still, but I have hopes for it.