I am in a writing mood today and I love it

I am in a writing mood today and I love it.

There are just some days when you wake up thinking, “I am going to finish some stuff.” And that was me today.

-I’ve wrapped up a few chapters of Paradigm Shift. I write them on my Kindle using ColorNote, putting each piece on the day it will be posted. I write at least four mini-screens for each post, giving me a minimum of 500 words per. (We’re already past the 30k mark, and that’s not talking the bonus Park POVs.)

I started with the 500 chunklet method with Paradigm Shift, but I’ve also started using it for other projects. I have proof that I’ve got my daily minimums when I can see it right there on a calendar view. So that’s really helped keep me focused and on task.

-I’ve been editing A&E. Reading through it I am kind of boggling at the amount of detail. My mindmust secretly be a steel trap because everything ties to everything else.

I’ll be truthful. I don’t know how it is for other writers, but for me a lot of the time it feels like a story moves through me. I retain a general outline of events in my head, but for the most part I’m already to the next section. So when I come back and read the complete manuscript all the way through for the first time, I’m experiencing it as a reader.

That first read through is awesome. The fiftieth read through … not as awesome. So, fresh off the first complete read, I am kind of shocked by how perfectly it fits to Heroes & Villains. Yes, it’s the sequel, but I didn’t think I’d put so much set up in H&V until there it was being used.

I feel like Hannibal Smith does all the time. Lighting up a
self-satisfied cigar: “I love it when a plan comes together.”

-I’ve been working on some genhet sci-fi stories. Non-romance working sci-fi with like robots and lasers and dinosaurs. All the serious stuff.

There’s something kind of thrilling about trying to fit a whole world into a small packet of words. There’s no room for extraneous babble.

-Ugh. I need about $50k to pay off all my debts and help my dad out. It’s weird when all of a family’s problems can be solved with a winning lottery ticket. I mean, I’m not selfish enough to be pushing to get 1% rich, but I would at least like to go back to $0.

It just seems that whenever my game gets reset, instead of being put back at the beginning, I find myself more and more in the negative. And being -$50k … That’s actually kind of terrifying.

-Also, I finally watched Cabin In the Woods (it’s on Netflix now), and REALLY? I was with it all the way through to the end, and now I’m wondering if there might be an alternate ending where someone has a little more selflessness in them. Too bad Chris Evans’ character from Sunshine wasn’t there, though Chris Hemsworth … mm … I missed the waving Thor locks, but I was right there with it.

-Oh, and I saw that there’s an Ender’s Game movie coming out. Am I the only one that’s scared they’re going to ruin it? I mean, if they turn it into an empty sci-fi action movie I’m going to be *so* angry.

Ender’s Game and Dune are two books that had a big effect on me as a kid and that have helped to shape my interest in science fiction. Other major influences: Andre Norton (author), CJ Cherryh (author), David Drake (author), L.E. Modesitt Jr (author), Star Trek (TV show), Star Wars (movie), and Enchantress From the Stars (book).

-I’ve gotta talk someone into getting me a Hulu gift certificate as a present. I had to drop it months ago, but I really miss it. Plus I need research material for my Big Bang story. Yes, I said no more, but this one is super cool and I just couldn’t resist. We’re talking Poison Ivy and Inque levels of awesome ^_^

Also, after all the Community gifsets I’ve seen around, I kind of want to watch the show. I hate coming into something really late in the series (like I wish I’d known about Rules of Engagement before they were into their fifth season. That was some *great* advertising there.) So I would love to have some Hulu back in my life. Plus, because of the lack-of-buffering problem we’ve got going with Netflix, my dad would probably appreciate being able to watch *something* on the days with no good programming. Because that’s always when the Netflix decides not to work.