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Six Sentence Sunday, 9 December 2012 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)

Posted on December 9, 2012 by epbeaumont

“I remember when you were in the palace, when I was stationed here under Gabinius. What a slip of a girl, and yet your eyes—“ She inclined her head and smiled.  “Oh, not their beauty, Your Majesty. Their wisdom. You … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: the long look back (five-year retrospective)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by epbeaumont

On one of the National Novel Writing Month boards (can’t find it now) there’s a thread about what you learned from NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve been thinking about that ever since, but more in terms of what I’ve learned each … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: crossing the finish line

Posted on November 29, 2012 by epbeaumont

I just finished this afternoon with the shortest NaNo novel I’ve ever written, and unlike its predecessors in the 50K range, it has a complete story arc. And it’s been the slowest of all. No other words left, unless a … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: procrastination at the precipice, and the chaos of battle

Posted on November 29, 2012 by epbeaumont

There remain about 3500 words to write in the NaNo-draft of Cleopatra’s Ironclads, and last night I did not write them, nor have I written them this morning. Some of them belong to the battle, and some to the epilogue … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Entering the endgame

Posted on November 26, 2012 by epbeaumont

Yesterday at the Minneapolis Central Library write-in, I spent four of the five hours taking notes on the political timeline for the historical Cleopatra in the decade before the Battle of Actium, and figuring out how to turn it into … Continue reading →

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Six Sentence Sunday, 25 November 2012 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)

Posted on November 25, 2012 by epbeaumont

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)

Posted on November 24, 2012 by epbeaumont

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

Posted on November 21, 2012 by epbeaumont

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 →

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NaNoFeed: Absolutely no inspiration (except for the Muse of Research)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by epbeaumont

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!)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by epbeaumont

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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