Still feel like hell, but I’m pushing onward.  Just installed a new version of Wordperfect, and it’s making my life much easier.  The version I was using was programed for XP, and it was slow as hell on Win 7.  The new version runs faster than the old version did on the system it was designed for.

Struggling with Amber.  The scene is flowing, but it almost feels like it’s too long.  This is one of the main scenes that the whole story concept was built around, but I think I’m going to have to find a way to compress it some.  It’s going to be as long or longer than the whole rest of the story, and that makes it feel as if it’s dragging.

Have the beginning of another story in my third pen name going, just because I needed a little something to break out with.  It’s still lowest priority on my list, but I needed the change of pace, and that tale provided it.

Second draft review for Secret of the Wood should be back sometime this weekend.  As long as there aren’t any major problems, it should be off for final editing with Roust shortly thereafter, and ready to go into the contest shortly after the opening bell on the 28th.

Working on SOTM 17 in the other window right now on the new, faster WP.  Let’s see how much I can get done before the night’s over 🙂

Just didn’t feel like writing yesterday.  Didn’t feel like doing anything, really.  I was tired and blah all day long.

Woke up this morning and jumped right into Amber.  The scene is flowing finally, so maybe I can finish the dadgum thing *laugh*

Going to work on the final bit of adding imagery to Secret tonight so I can get it off for an impression of the second draft.

Odds are that I’ll put together a brief synopsis of another story at some point tonight too.  I’ve had a general thing floating around in my head for a while, but it really coalesced today at work.  It’s essentially taking the Alice Cooper album “Trash” and making a story out of it *laugh*  I’ll probably just call this one “Alice” when I mention it, but I think the title is actually set in stone in my head.  This one will be Les Lumens.

Always adding bits to SOTM along the way.  Once I clear the plate of Secret ( because of the contest ) and Amber ( because it’s so close to done ) It’s going back on primary.  That is, if I don’t have a massive flash of inspiration and do that beforehand, as I’ve done a time or two recently.

I did a few tweaks on Secret, despite saying that I was going to leave it for a couple of days.  A few minor things popped in my head today, and I decided to get them in before they got buried under something else.

Worked just a bit on Amber as well.  After reading through the ending again, it felt a little weak.  I’m trying to nudge it into something a little stronger, and just a bit more humourous.

I may still write a little tonight — probably on SOTM if I do.  I took a long nap after work today, so I’m not really tired right now.  Odds are that I’ll just mention anything else in the next post tomorrow, rather than updating this one — unless something exciting happens.