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2500 words this morning on the WIP. Are they any good? Will I trash them all later? Maybe, who knows. (Not me, until I've let them sit there and then reread them and fiddled with them a bunch of times. Sometimes I wish my process didn't include quite so much iteration.)
Manuscript of the WIP "The Long Dawn" Open in new Window. is at eight chapters and 25k words this morning--not bad for starting it on Christmas Eve.

Now, to quit fiddling with it and do some reviews, and let the word tanks refill.
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Congrats. You have been busy.
Why do I do this to myself? Why did I put these characters on a boat where everything has a special name?
1300 words this morning, and still only halfway thru this fight scene. On the other hand, if I'm lucky I may finish both the fight AND yesterday's out of sequence banter scene tomorrow--or even this afternoon if the stars align.
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Raven Raven she's our star
She'll be flying over the bar!
Go Raven!

Glad to hear it's coming along.

...and that's 1200 new words AND I cleaned the oven today. I win.
Huzzah! I have written (well, re-written, but I needed to change the POV character, so basically written) 2500 words this morning on my WIP novel, "The Long Dawn" Open in new Window.. We're getting there.

(It's the sequel to "The Long Rain" Open in new Window., both are passkey protected, but I am happy to send the passkey to anybody interested.)
Back when I was a youth and had fewer demands on my eyeballs, I used to regularly read more than a hundred books per year. Some of those were on the level of Agatha Christies--so it's not like I was reading a hundred Dostoevsky equivalents, or anything--but some of those *were* actually more difficult books. (For instance, I really did tote The Count of Monte Cristo around and read it in the dead time before my college classes began. This was before smartphones, kids. There was nothing to do otherwise, in the ten minutes before the prof got there, except listen to the other students whine about how tired we all were.)

This year I made a not-resolution* to do like I did back then, and always carry a paperback, and to read the paperback during the times I'm otherwise tempted to check my phone. That is, in line at the grocery store, standing and stirring the risotto on the stove, waiting on hold with the insurance company, etc. etc. I am pleased by how much I'm reading this year, and by how much less fragmented my attention seems. It's also pretty good fertilizer for writing.

What are you all reading these days? My current books are:

-Condominium by John MacDonald (boring so far - there was supposed to be a hurricane; 30 chapters in, no hurricane)

-The Dark Half by Stephen King (interesting, full of pretty turns of phrase and bonkers splatter; this is very obviously a Bachman book)

-Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope (wickedly funny, fast-paced for Trollope)

-Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (so slow--so, so slow--but very beautiful; this is my "chip away at it" book this year, last year's was Moby Dick)

-a bunch of others in a stack that will surface as I finish these top four

*a not-resolution: a thing I have to do because my brain has a perfectionism thing that will get very weird if I decide I'm going to do something for a whole year.
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I am currently trying to read The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski. I need to also make a habit of bringing a book with me places. I’m on my phone way too often, a book would definitely be a better option.
I have successfully de-Christmased my house, I've finished writing a chapter, and I don't have to go anywhere today. Not bad for January 2. (I have not exercised. I ate waffles this morning. But we are taking the wins where we find them.)

Now to see if I can finish this other chapter that needs to have an entire character inserted into it...
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I'm such a dork with what I almost info dumped. *Wink* Short version: IMO Counting the things you do right as soon as possible is a powerful form of self discipline.
A portrait of a betrayed Dog, who was given a bath today even though Dog was *very clear* about not wanting a bath. Probably this was against the law.
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He knows its in the Dogs Manuel he is supposed to not like baths. *Smile*
Poor guy. He needs a hug.
I'm juuuuuust sick enough with this nasty cold to have to cancel going to a Christmas party tonight and a piano performance I was scheduled to give tomorrow. It's the worst time of year to be off schedule.
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I hope you feel better soon.
Now begins, for pianists, the Season of Christmas Practicing. I'm having a discussion with other music friends else-internet about the weirdest Christmas music they have encountered; "hoedown version of Bach hymn" is so far winning.
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Thinking of learning the piano. If I can keep the cats off the keyboard. It would be a nice hobby to add to my already large collection of hobbies.
Ichabod Crane Author Icon - I've always enjoyed being able to play. I'm not a concert pianist but I enjoy it and I can help out a lot when people need live music.
I'm making two pumpkin pies today, one a modern recipe from America's Test Kitchen and this one, from my 1953 edition of The Good Housekeeping Cook Book. I was surprised that the 50s version has less sugar and eggs, and less fat (the modern version calls for heavy cream). We will be having a taste test tomorrow, Modern v Midcentury. You know, for science.
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I am making a Halloween Funfetti Cake
Enjoy your pies and Thanksgiving.
Princess Megan Rose Author Icon - Ok, got my second stop lined up, Halloween Funfetti Cake
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Pie progress...

(The pecan boiled over in the oven)
Not nearly as nice as the cakes Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 Author IconMail Icon posts, but my oldest had a birthday today and vanilla-strawberry was what she wanted. Not bad for a gluten free cake!
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What type of flour did you use? I have a coeliac relation, and I'd like to try some gluten-free recipes.
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Looks pretty awesome to me!!!
Dave Ryan Author Icon - I like the Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 gluten free flour. It works *almost* like regular flour. You need a little more leavening (so your baking powder or whatever) and usually 1 more egg than your regular gluteny cake recipe calls for.
Happy WdC Anniversary! *Party*
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