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Category Archives: Writing
Six Sentence Sunday, 25 November 2012 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)
There were other things to attend, as well: what prospects might open up were Antony amenable to accepting her as an ally. There was the troublesome matter of Arsinoe, who yet remained a force, and frustratingly beyond her reach, as … Continue reading
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NaNoFeed: getting by with a little help from my friends (thoughts on distraction)
It took about a day and a half for me to settle down to actually believing that I had time off. I’ve been crazy-busy with a huge list of projects both here and at the day job, and as usual … Continue reading
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NaNoFeed: another day with no words but a fair bit of gratitude
I didn’t write yesterday because the day job ran too late, and today it’s the day before Thanksgiving, so it won’t be until evening that I will have time to write. (I’m writing this on lunch break at the day … Continue reading
NaNoFeed: Absolutely no inspiration (except for the Muse of Research)
This NaNo novel has felt like a term paper; I’ve been keeping my eye on the clock, reviewing my research materials, and hacking the work out in chunks. Such success as I have had has depended upon keeping pace at … Continue reading
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NaNoFeed: And now, for the technical naughty bits (Excerpt!)
The viewpoint character of Cleopatra’s Ironclads is not your standard Cleopatra, and one sure sign of that is the lack of Naughty Bits as traditionally construed. To make up for that, there are geektastic scenes of engineering, in which Cleopatra’s design … Continue reading
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NaNoFeed: Greek fire, crankshafts, and a grocery list
After the tour, I’m 1300 words short of being caught up. I am feeling much better about NaNo and life after yesterday’s Minneapolis Central Library write-in, the Very Highly Moderated Write-in For People Who Want to Get Stuff Written, following … Continue reading
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Six Sentence Sunday, 18 November 2012 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)
Caesar had had his conference with Sosigenes the astronomer, and made notes on the reform of the calendar, which would be undertaken on his return to Rome. She had a project of her own to undertake, as well. Timaeus was … Continue reading
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NaNoFeed: writing in solidarity with the 28-hour writing tour (on my couch)
I need a T-shirt that says I survived the Ides of March. I wrote 5000 words tonight, between 6:25pm and 10:45pm (with breaks in between). Yay me, and why can’t I be this productive on other nights? Because I’m crazy-busy with … Continue reading
NaNoFeed: Live from the 28-hour writing tour (The eve of the Ides of March)
Cleopatra had a rough night on 14 March 44 BC, like everyone else in Rome. (Special thanks to Bill Shakespeare for the weather report.) During the night the wind rose, and she heard it howling in the wee hours, whistling … Continue reading
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NaNoFeed: live from the 28-hour writing tour (murder most foul)
I have two murders to write tonight. One is historically attested (the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March 44 BC) in all of its journalistic particulars (who-what-when-why-where-and-how). The other may have been death from natural causes, though … Continue reading
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E. P. Beaumont 