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February 26, 2012 Progress Notes:

On Roadstead Farm

Words today: 600 (and then 250 more after dinner).
Words total: 18,100. 18,350.
Reason for stopping: I don't actually want to stop; it's all hot and alive in my head. But I've run out of things to add tonight.

Darling du Jour: The rage doused like it'd stumbled through a rainstorm.
Words Hallie Won't Admit to Knowing: coalesced.
Mean Things: A confirmation that indeed, scary shit is afoot.

Research Roundup: Fiberglass composite pilings, and their lifespan.
Books in progress: China Mieville, Embassytown.


Sleepy sleepy Sunday. I am making bread, and drinking cherry rose rooibos (which I think is courtesy of Jana, from a birthday or Christmas present), and thinking what to do with beets, since I have tons of farmshare beets and need a dinner sooner or later. The inbox is tolerably tidy again. It's being one of those good Fake Freelance Lifestyle days.

The big news around the house this week: Fake Freelance Lifestyle is soon to become Real Freelance Lifestyle. Back in October, that Ontario Arts Council works in progress grant I applied for?

Well. I got it.

I will have a month more at The Dayjob, and then my job will be to write this book through the spring and summer.

And after that? Who knows? But I have this distinct feeling that it'll be one hell of an adventure.

Date: 2012-02-27 12:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com
Adventure!

*is cheering you so hard right now*

Date: 2012-02-27 02:18 am (UTC)

Date: 2012-02-27 02:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wirewalking.livejournal.com
Six months of writing? Holy fuck. That is the coolest ever. I am a.) super happy for you and b.) goodnaturedly slightly jealous. It sounds like a fun book to be fulltiming, too. <3

Date: 2012-02-27 02:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
It's insane. I keep going around simultaneously erupting into REALLY WHAT IS THIS LIFE?

...and yeah, it's finally caught, in the way a pregnancy does. I'm back at it now that I've eaten, actually. I did not mean to write more words tonight but want want want. >.>

Date: 2012-02-27 02:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wirewalking.livejournal.com
but want want want

My novel-in-progress (probably-accidental!YA postapocalyptic katabasis ghost thingy) is doing the same thing to me. I've literally loved more or less every minute of the process so far and it's over halfway done. Which is, like, absurd. For me. I may end up being the only one in the world who likes this thing but BY GOLLY I LIKE IT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND.

Date: 2012-02-27 02:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
That is the best absurd. Best!

Date: 2012-02-27 02:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] txanne.livejournal.com
Wow, my flist just kicked up three awesome pieces of good news in a row! \o/

Date: 2012-02-27 02:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
Yay! I hope, I hope, that things are in general turning around.

Date: 2012-02-27 03:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewline.livejournal.com
Good luck in this!

Date: 2012-02-27 03:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
Thanks. :)

Date: 2012-02-27 03:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrissa.livejournal.com
Congrats! How awesome!

Date: 2012-02-27 03:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
It's very quietly totally wild. :)

(Thank you.)

Date: 2012-02-27 04:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] grimmwire.livejournal.com
Yay! Good on ya.

Date: 2012-02-27 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
Thanks. :)
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Date: 2012-02-27 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
I'm hoping. :)

Date: 2012-02-27 10:22 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] clarentine
That is the awesomest news! That Arts Council has good taste.

Date: 2012-02-27 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
Thanks. :)

Date: 2012-02-27 12:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desperance.livejournal.com
Yay grant! So pleased for you. And farewell dayjob; I hope you never need another. Freelance can be rough, but it's really the only way to live.

Date: 2012-02-27 05:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com
Gonna see how it suits me. :) I have a notion it'll be just fine, though.

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