In process -- August 2013

First Draft
“Cold Summer”. Short story. It’s terrible.
“Limering”. Why yes, we’ve seen this name before. But that short story was crap, and I have an idea it’s perfect for that I might do for Nanowrimo. It’s in the notes-and-noodles stage.

Editing
“Imp Face”. Some ‘real writer’ online suggested doing a draft in a different mode, things like that, to liven it up. So I set it in the same world as “wind/water/salt”, which is how it got tension, since it was just a sequence of events before. This is probably the most radical change I’ve ever done for a second draft. And then more cleaning for the third draft. Once I've typed up those changes, it might be time to take a break from this story.

Connecting
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Circulating
1 out there.
8 rejects for 2013 so far.

Knitting
“Ceremonial Armour”. KF cardigan. Six rows from finishing the bodice. I haven't been working on it because I'm not sure it's long enough so I'm being passive-aggressive about it.

IK Vertex cardigan spring 2013. Done.
Penzance. Deeply into easy parts.

Eye Lace Tunic IK Summer 2013. Perseids. Started because it was August 11 and, well, perseids. Done the back and front.

Best TW feedback ever

Over at the dayjob, SMEs are feverishly trying to get documents back to me all marked up, in preparation for the release that's supposed to happen the week I'm back from VP. Today's best comment: Unfortunately not true. SMEs, they're so cute.

What I read: August 2023

"The Absolute Book" by Elizabeth Knox. I got it for Christmas. It was delightful, even if maybe some stuff wasn't explained completely. Or maybe that's part of why it was delightful. "Crucial conversations" By Joseph Grenny and three other old white men. Another office book club selection. The word "candor" comes up a lot. I really resented this book. LHC #220: "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt. There was a girl at my previous company who wanted to have an office book club, and she had this book on her desk for months and months. I can totally understand this. I found portions crazy stressful to read. Like, I would be skipping ahead to see how much more in the section, could I get through it, pacing around, etc. I wanted to know how it ended, sure, but I was having weird stress dreams and stuff. If it wasn't a library book I might not have finished it at all. It was such a relief when Boris showed up again and something happened. I di

In Progress -- July 2023

Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51: Still n eed to take up comments and revise. Persephone (probably not its real name): Nothing but thoughts. Short Stories: As I mentioned last month I had a dish-washing epiphany on a story that wasn't going well. I'd already changed the POV character, but I knew that wasn't enough because I had no ending. It has an ending now. Critted 4 Got back 0 I really need to post something new. Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 1 Knitting Tay Tartan cardigan (Martin Storey). Finally finished the danglers and minor seaming and chose buttons, then had to wait to block because the space I normally block in needed to be cleared, and this would be very disruptive to my work, so I waited to block it for the night before I went on vacation. It would appear that the finishing of this sweater took 4 months, which may be a new record. It fits for the most part. Yay! Cathar (self). Started the month just about done with the body edging.

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