•20 January 2009 •
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•20 March 2008 •
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It has been much too long, but in order to get back into the swing of things, I pick up an interesting tag from Erika over at Practicing Writing.
The directions are as follows: Go to page 123 of a work of fiction closest to you (within reach). Locate the fifth sentence on the page. Post that sentence and the three that follow. Explain.
I chose the Re-Vision since that’s what my world revolves around and because of my urgent need to finish this, it is always within reach. Strangely enough, at this particular moment there isn’t a published piece of fiction on my desk. So, I’ll use mine. Page 123 is the beginning of the second section in Chapter 8. Turo has a work address for a woman called Tia, whom he’s almost sure is his childhood friend, Starletta Drake, and he has decided to go see for himself.
Here are the sentences:
He had not yet called her, telling himself instead to wait until he was in the building.5 It was just after noon when he locked his car and walked back down seventeenth to the front of the glass-paneled high-rise.6 Inside, the red, brown, and golden hues of the patterned granite and marble brought to mind seventh grade math manipulatives.7 He searched the lobby for a courtesy phone or an information desk.8
Not the most interesting four sentences found in the novel, but four sentences that in the end turn out to be central to the novel. Since I’m still in revision mode everything is tentative and these sentences are no exception. I hope to keep them but some plot changes may find them on the cutting floor.
And in the tradition I tag Nadine, Glenna and Jada, if they happen to check in.
Happy Writing, Q
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Tags: meme, the novel, writing
•8 January 2008 •
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As if I didn’t have enough to do already, I’m attempting the 2008 PhotoChallenge. Photographer, Trevor Carpenter is running a year long challenge to photographers (amateur and professional, I assume) to stop and take a weekly snapshot of your community for the entire year. Being that my new digital camera has been collecting more dust than pictures, I decided to give it a try. I hope to share at least one picture a week on my new WordPress photoblog, view from the queue. Take a peek when you have the time.
Q
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Tags: alachua, photoblog, PhotoChallenge, photography
•5 January 2008 •
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I’m still working on Chapter 11. I want to finish it tonight and get to 12 and 13 tomorrow.
Q
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Tags: Christmas Break, the revision
•4 January 2008 •
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Kudos! All for me. I managed to stick with it today. I put in about four hours, four difficult hours on Chapter 11 and still didn’t finish it. Two days left.
IN THE QUEUE: Finish Chapter 11, begin Chapter 12
Q
OBAMA in ‘08!
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•3 January 2008 •
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I completed Chapter 10 today. Yes, a full chapter in one day. It was a 36 page chapter that I cut down to 20. Cutting is always easier than adding, and more fun, too.
IN THE QUEUE: Chapter 11: Turo goes home, Tia and Free argue
Q
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•2 January 2008 •
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I went back and reworked Chapter 9 today. After reading it, I realized it was choppy and disjointed. I spent some time weaving all the different points together and updated some things that have changed since the last full draft of the novel.
IN THE QUEUE: Chapter 10: Free’s visit.
Q
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•1 January 2008 •
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Happy New Year!
I have a hangover, not from New Year’s celebrations, but from the medication I was taking. I will never take anything that strong again–only extra strength Tylenol from here on. My system can’t handle the hard stuff.
And incase you’re wondering, I actually got some writing done today. The rest of Chapter 9! I even wrote resolutions for 08 and reflections from 07. I’m on a roll.
Happy 2008!
Q
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Tags: health, the revision