Writerly Stuff for 9/25 - 9/26
Sep. 27th, 2005 01:20 amProgress: approx. 6,000 words on Elisa's Belly. *running man* *raises the roof*
Made-up words: steepens, unprovoking, firepit
Barely avoided clichés: I did alright today. Don't worry, I won't get comfy. (I'm taking slight issue with "dizzying heights." It will probably die in the next draft.)
Thank God an editor didn't see this: Oh, the errors! Woe is me!! Some prime examples: ...and the shadows make ghastly shadows on her face. ...the camel's rocking gate. ...beneath my ripcage. And my favorite: ...with butts that spring randomly from the earth to dizzying heights.
The words I'll hate most to cut: I wake each morning eager to see the tiny miracle of water droplets sparkling in the desert. Water, I now realize, is a thing to be stared at and admired. As powerful as fire, as sweet as date sugar, more precious than gold. So it's always with a twinge of reluctance that I wet my tongue on the rocks and dampen my shawl.
Black widows killed: None. I'm gonna say that again: NONE! :-)
What Elisa ate today: Jerky, lots of dates, more gerboa soup
General thoughts: I like camels. I'm gonna take a stand right now and say Camels Are Cool. (
sosostris2012, can I steal your icon?)
Also, I had a squee moment today. The lovely
navicat sent me a copy of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine all the way from the land down under. *squees again* You ROCK, JoJo.
Made-up words: steepens, unprovoking, firepit
Barely avoided clichés: I did alright today. Don't worry, I won't get comfy. (I'm taking slight issue with "dizzying heights." It will probably die in the next draft.)
Thank God an editor didn't see this: Oh, the errors! Woe is me!! Some prime examples: ...and the shadows make ghastly shadows on her face. ...the camel's rocking gate. ...beneath my ripcage. And my favorite: ...with butts that spring randomly from the earth to dizzying heights.
The words I'll hate most to cut: I wake each morning eager to see the tiny miracle of water droplets sparkling in the desert. Water, I now realize, is a thing to be stared at and admired. As powerful as fire, as sweet as date sugar, more precious than gold. So it's always with a twinge of reluctance that I wet my tongue on the rocks and dampen my shawl.
Black widows killed: None. I'm gonna say that again: NONE! :-)
What Elisa ate today: Jerky, lots of dates, more gerboa soup
General thoughts: I like camels. I'm gonna take a stand right now and say Camels Are Cool. (
Also, I had a squee moment today. The lovely
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Date: 2005-09-27 02:40 pm (UTC)That's awesome. You know how they have the bloopers reel at the end of DVDs now? They should have something like that at the back of books, just for that sentence. :D
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Date: 2005-09-27 06:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-27 02:41 pm (UTC)(Hey, even if that's a 2 day total, it's impressive)
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Date: 2005-09-27 06:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-27 03:05 pm (UTC)*LOL*
Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 2005-09-27 06:03 pm (UTC)Actually, it's just part of my secret plan to entice more main coon icons to my lj. O.O
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Date: 2005-09-27 03:55 pm (UTC)I dreamed about camels last night. Everyone should have camels.
oh my
Date: 2005-09-27 04:37 pm (UTC)I think my Mental Image Generator just exploded.
~Rabia
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Date: 2005-09-27 04:56 pm (UTC)Especially when they're ridden by penguins.
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Date: 2005-09-27 06:01 pm (UTC)no subject
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