{"id":3820,"date":"2011-01-06T02:36:45","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T09:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=3820"},"modified":"2011-01-06T02:36:45","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T09:36:45","slug":"racing-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/racing-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing along"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ugh, why do I always stay up until 2am?\u00a0 And then I don’t get up until ten.\u00a0 Man, I need a job–either that, or more self discipline.<\/p>\n

Just a quick post before I hit the sack.\u00a0 I’m making excellent progress with the revision of Mercenary Savior<\/em>, regularly hitting between 7k and 8k per day.\u00a0 Most of that is polishing work, which tends to go fast, but I’m also rearranging a few chapters, deleting scenes and putting others in a different order.<\/p>\n

One thing that’s surprised me a lot so far is how much I’ve managed to cut.\u00a0 The first draft, which I wrote on MS word, was about 135k–which runs around 145k by open office’s (flawed) word count method.\u00a0 The second draft was about the same, the third a little shorter, and the fourth around 120k by open office’s algorithm. By then, I thought it was as lean as I could get it–but no, that’s not the case.\u00a0 It’s all for the best, though; a 100k word novel isn’t nearly as daunting as a 145k monster, especially in science fiction.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, today I got some feedback from C.A. Jacobs<\/a>, a friend from World Fantasy (which she mailed<\/em> to me…from HAWAII…<\/em>), and I’m thinking I ought to change the title of this work. She suggested something like “The Fall of Karduna,” but the book is more about the individual characters than the world, so I’m thinking of something like “Saving Stella,” or even reverting back to “Bringing Stella Home.” Any thoughts?<\/p>\n

In unrelated news, a ton of job opportunities have been opening up recently.\u00a0 I interviewed for a position with the BYU Political Science department on Monday, and I’ve got another interview with a local marketing company Friday.\u00a0 My sister also says that her work needs a new cook, so that could be good if the other stuff falls through.\u00a0 And as for phone delivery, I’ve got until the 17th to keep up with that.<\/p>\n

So, life is good.\u00a0 Writing-wise, I’m having a very productive revision of one of my better works.\u00a0 Job-wise, a lot of promising options seem to be popping up.\u00a0 Social-wise, I’m doing pretty well, too; Utah is a great place to make new friends.<\/p>\n

Oh, and English 318 starts TOMORROW!\u00a0 Holy crap, I am excited!!<\/em><\/p>\n

gnight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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