From Twitter 09-03-2010

• 08:58:11: @thetheoryof He's decided that my hair is the best place ever! He can get really tangled up in there, which is snakey good fun, it seems
  
• 08:58:39: Yes, lesson two of snake handling: 9 times out of 10, Ket would prefer to be on my head
  
• 09:43:26: I have too many story ideas and not enough time, slaves, and/or clones
  
• 11:20:00: @DamnationBooks Sounds awesome! I really need to make my way to America one of these days
  
• 13:45:34: @thetheoryof Was he still in my hair?
  
• 13:48:25: @thetheoryof Cool! I can't wait for him to get really big, then we can let him free-roam a bit more coz he won't be able to hide from us
  
• 16:13:29: I'm ready to go home now, please
  
• 16:16:37: I have taken a sudden sharp turn into "not well" since returning from the doctor an hour ago. Coincidence?
  

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Madness and genius is what I'm all about

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

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"t's better to write about things you feel than about things you know about" - LP Hartley

So, my optimistic prediction of finishing BLOOD HUNT this weekend was ... overly optimistic? Illness has plagued me most of the week, and I really struggled to get much done. Today I feel mostly better and managed a rather pleasing 4k. Huzzahs!

So, only about 14k to go and the first draft is wrapped up. Argh! I'm in Manchester Tuesday - Friday next week, and I'm not sure how much (if any) writing time I'll get as I'll be busy with the She-Wolf conference, and with meeting Kyle's family which is not a terrifying prospect at all. So, yeah, I'm a little worried. I know I'll get it done, but I hate being late with or for anything, and a novel most of all. Still, I'm getting there, right? Right.

 

56264 / 70000 words. 80% done!

The other thing I've done today is once again start writing/rewriting the long-stewing Scarlett novel. I woke up this morning wondering why I agonise over making this story perfect when I could just, you know, write it and enjoy myself. I've spent this evening going through the two original novels (both of which make me cringe now) and pulling together some ideas for the new, improved version, and now I have 2k on The Fire Inside, which is a terrible title, but will do until I think of a better one. Ta-da!

 

2062 / 70000 words. 3% done!

I'm actually making the bold decision to not worry about long this piece ends up being. Novel or novella, all I want is to get it written, and then write lots more. From the age of about sixteen to twenty-five, I wrote nothing but Scarlett stuff. Literally, nothing, unless it was a course piece for university. I have so much material waiting to explore, and this morning I decided that as much as I'd love to see it all published, the most important thing about Scarlett's story is writing it for myself. And frees me from this crippling need to make it perfect and just enjoy the characters I've loved the longest all over again.