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A Book of Tongues: THUD
Aug. 19th, 2009 01:36 pmWords added: 776. Chapter Twelve overall: 7,776, weirdly. But big sections of that are going to be scaled back soon enough, because they're just notes and research, not the actual forward motion we need so badly. And that is coming, yes indeed. Coming, like October.;)
How-eva. Going to stop now, because I've at least made quota, and I need to get my crap together to pick up Cal. Tonight is going to be interesting--BodyCombat, straight over to sign some sheets and see Sandra, then back to catch up on the SYTYCD Canada version of Hollywood week. I need to get Steve up to speed.
In other news, Jane Lindskjold's Thirteen Orphans makes 146 books read this year. Unfortunately, it's A) the start of a trilogy and B) perhaps the most boringly written book I've read for some time. Not BAD, just boring. I keep resisting the urge to cut almost everything in various paragraphs--not because I dislike the characters (I don't) or am disinterested by the plot (though it does move damn slowly), but because her transitions and dialogue are unbelievably leaden. Or...not unbelievably, sadly; very accurate-to-life-ly. Which ain't what I turn to fiction for, really.
Still: Taught me a lot about mah-jongg imagery, which I suppose is potentially useful. So--score?
How-eva. Going to stop now, because I've at least made quota, and I need to get my crap together to pick up Cal. Tonight is going to be interesting--BodyCombat, straight over to sign some sheets and see Sandra, then back to catch up on the SYTYCD Canada version of Hollywood week. I need to get Steve up to speed.
In other news, Jane Lindskjold's Thirteen Orphans makes 146 books read this year. Unfortunately, it's A) the start of a trilogy and B) perhaps the most boringly written book I've read for some time. Not BAD, just boring. I keep resisting the urge to cut almost everything in various paragraphs--not because I dislike the characters (I don't) or am disinterested by the plot (though it does move damn slowly), but because her transitions and dialogue are unbelievably leaden. Or...not unbelievably, sadly; very accurate-to-life-ly. Which ain't what I turn to fiction for, really.
Still: Taught me a lot about mah-jongg imagery, which I suppose is potentially useful. So--score?
