My biology class has certain papers we have to write. My professor calls them Reflection Papers, and we had to do one on one of two topics to do with genes: either choosing the sex of your baby, or the genetics of racism. It’s basically your thoughts, combined with stuff that we talked about in …
Monthly Archives: October 2010
(metrics) A late night…
Posted on October 16, 2010
starting count: 70091 ending count: 71156 new words: +1065 starting line: “So we have a decision to make,” she said, summing up. “Either way, we need Sylvia’s body. Sadly, I think Kith might be right. Madness is not going to let us summon Sylvia out from her realm. She has to have some sort of …
(metrics) Word Count from Thursday
Posted on October 16, 2010
starting count: 69214 ending count: 70091 new words: +877 starting line: Cassandra looks, hoping for more information, but the sudden brightness temporarily blinds her. ending line: “So we have a decision to make,” she said, summing up. “Either way, we need Sylvia’s body. darling: The liquid fizzed on her tongue and burned its way down …
(metrics) A good day on Last Rites
Posted on October 9, 2010
Starting Count: 66279 Ending Count: 69214 Net Gain: +2935 Starting line: “Because there needs to be,” Teraisa said simply. “Remember, this didn’t start this spring. This is simply the continuation of what happened twenty four years ago. I don’t ask the Spirits why these things happen – that’s not my concern. If you want to …
A weekly update
Posted on October 9, 2010
I’m going to try and do these at least once a week, to keep folks updated and myself on track. Finally, I’m beginning to regain some modicum of control over my time and my stress level, and so I’m finally getting to be creative again. To those of you who have stuck with me through …
(metrics) Words! On Last Rites, no less!
Posted on October 5, 2010
starting count: 67012 ending count: 67938 new words: +926 starting line: “If you’d let him come with us, he wouldn’t have had that chance, because we’d have gotten him under these protections before Madness sunk her claws back into him,” Nikki retorted. “He wanted to come back to us!” ending line: “Because there needs to …
(metrics) It’s done, it’s done!
Posted on October 3, 2010
Starting Count: 1700 Ending Count: 5068 Net Gain: +3368 Starting line: “We can’t go until we know,” Iris told her, pulling up the hood of her own cloak. “All we have right now is supposition, and one geist. If we go back now, we’ll be laughed out of existence. Besides, what’s to prevent Marcum from …
Sorry for the radio silence….
Posted on October 2, 2010
I am sorry. 🙁 Life kind of exploded on me, especially in the health area, and I lost track of a lot of things. Like this blog. Like the podcast. Like the book. However, I’m working my way back, and I will have more timely updates here. For those who have stuck around, thank you! …