Up to 10,300 on Heart, and finally have these two shirtless.  Doubt the rest of their clothes are going to last much longer.  The young one is out like a light, so in a few minutes, I’m going to eliminate the various noise makers in the house, crank on Chrono Cross to cover the rest, and get down to business.  I’d like to have most of this scene finished tonight, while I’ve got the chance.

I’m aiming to have it done and ready to simmer by Thursday, which will allow me to get it in ML’s hands over the weekend.  Then it’s a matter of when she can work it into her schedule.

How painful the review is will determine how long it is after that *laugh*

I’ll most likely get to work on SOTM while Heart is simmering.  I find it best to write something else while I’m letting a story sit, because it helps get the tale out of my head, allowing me to find errors and clumsy passages with more ease when I pick it back up for the final read and first-pass edit.

I remembered that I wanted to add one scene to the end of Ch. 17, so that will be the first thing I’ll do, followed by starting 18.

That story I was thinking about putting in the Earth Day contest in my third name is really better suited for just a normal story.  I just don’t feel the theme as I think about it, so I’ll probably shelve it until after the contest is over.  A couple of other ideas in that name will also probably get cranked out, as they’re more or less fully formed.

I may very well use those stories as breaks while waiting on ML to finish the content read of Heart, though.  The major writing plan during that is to work on SOTM and Lowborn — whichever is striking my fancy at the time.  The stories in my third name are good alternates, because they’re so vastly different ( and require much less concentration ) helping me clear my head.  They also get to the sex quick, meaning that I’ve got naughty bits to write when I’m more in the mood for that than plot or setup.

Anyway, let’s see how far I can get tonight, shall we?

All I need to do is finish the current scene I’m writing on Heart, and I’m up to the easy part — the sex and the ending.  Pacing the current scene may be a bit tricky, but I think I have it down.  Hope to finish that tomorrow when I’m off work.

If I can finish the story by Thursday, I can read through and first-pass edit it on Saturday, and get it out for a content read.  Mistress Lynn has done this for me on the last several Wood tales, and she’s agreed to help me out again, despite a hectic schedule.  It’s much appreciated, because her input has been immensely valuable in making the stories what they are.

Of course, I almost always have to do some bit rewrites when she sends themn back, because she’s a tough one.  It’s worth it, though ( after I stop crying *laugh* )

Once the rewrite is done, then it goes off to Roust for the nuts-n-bolts editing.  Then, I’ll finally have this one completely in the bag.

Just a reminder that I won’t be posting any new chapters of SOTM until the contest is over.  I just don’t want to get raped by losing half a day on the New list again.  That really sucked.

Once I get the first draft of Heart done, I’m going to start on Ch. 18 of SOTM, at least getting the first scene that I’ve had building in my head down on paper.  I’d like to get the next chapter of Lowborn moving as well.  It would be nice to be able to start releasing that one between this contest and the Nude Day contest.

Anyway, I’m going to chill for a few minutes, and see if the young one is actually down for the night so I can turn down the televisions low enough to possibly get some more of that scene in Heart done.