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G*d and System

Last night I just read. I needed a break. Soloing the System is fun (and it gets better; I found the start off-putting). And here I am awake at 0400, again. A few things filled in while I slept. Chapter 18 may have become tractable. I went through the blog’s emails during first coffee. IContinue reading “G*d and System”

AI Assistance

I finally need to figure out how the System’s ‘sectors’ are laid out on Earth. I’ve been dreading this because math. A sector is 1/4,320th of the surface. That’s 45,586 square miles. They are constrained to 3 degrees of longitude, which means they get taller as they approach the poles. How does that actually layContinue reading “AI Assistance”

Chapter 18 Sucks

It refuses to gel. I split chapter 19 out of it. That’s an isolated scene that deserves it’s own chapter, even if it is short (five pages; remember when I worried about going over six? now it’s twenty). Chapter 19 is done. Some info may slide when 18 finally completes, but 19 is stable. IContinue reading “Chapter 18 Sucks”

Intra-Chapter Breaks

Despite my tendency to end chapters with everyone going to bed, there are times when one needs a time break or perspective switch within a chapter. Exactly what marks this break varies widely. A blank line/empty paragraph is a bit subtle. A centered horizontal line about a quarter the width of the page is traditional,Continue reading “Intra-Chapter Breaks”

Introspection

I swear that I have some sort of sleep disorder. I was tired last night, so I went to bed an hour early. I’m now awake; two and a half hours early. Anyway, this is not about my introspection. It’s about character introspection. Our intrepid squad (although they’re not known as that, yet) has beenContinue reading “Introspection”

Publishing Schedule

Chapters 16 and 17 are “done”. 18, 19, 20 are half-ish. The rest are a paragraph, at most. However, fighting with fonts made me wonder: When could I get this published? My plan is to have the first and second ready-to-upload done before pressing the button on #1. The third will be written before theContinue reading “Publishing Schedule”

Font Search 3

Better, but no. For some reason, that feels Western. I hate this process. It’s so tedious and aesthetically gratuitous. That’s Megalito-Slab-Extra-Condensed, which is supposed a “free” font similar to ENBOK Regular. It’s not free. It’s free to download, but if you use it for anything, you need the commercial license. Even a lot of “freeContinue reading “Font Search 3”

Consider Leaving It Out?

A status update while Monday morning coffee takes effect. Somewhere in the giant mass of posts about writing, I mentioned that I often lose interest in a series around book 10. After some introspection, I realized that this is usually when the “our intrepid hero” story becomes too broad, complicated, and political. I’m finding thatContinue reading “Consider Leaving It Out?”

Overthinking

Words matter, but not every word (I hope). I just spent a minute rewriting this sentence several times: He turned to Frank, who was watching the banter, stunned. Frank is not only “watching” the banter; he’s also hearing it. “observing” would be better. Wait, that means “looking”, too. It doesn’t flow well, either. “watching” itContinue reading “Overthinking”

Whew! They’re Young!

I’ve been having all sorts of debates with myself about political things, criminal justice, etc… All the things that go horribly sideways after an apocalypse. I just noticed something about my characters’ backstories: They’re all young. This is by-design. It’s also the case in almost all action stories for the same reason I chose it:Continue reading “Whew! They’re Young!”