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08:23 GMT, Thursday 19th June, 2008. Sitting at my desk at work. The big plant is looking at me. Having recently watched The Happening, I’m considering talking to it and feeding it some water.
Currently on 86,000 words with Edge. I’ve been making fantastic progress since the weekend. I’m feeling very connected to the plot and in-tune with the characters, so the words are flowing from my fingers. Whether or not they’re good words is yet to be decided! *smiles*
I got to write a decent horror scene on Monday. The back story of Edge, surrounding the Zen Dow resort and the mountain is starting to emerge through the upper layers of corporate espionage and personal relationship issues. Very enjoyable. I was actually sweating with adrenaline after I finished the chapter.
Last night I had to switch off my novel-writing brain and re-engage with the role playing game Yellow Dawn. The play-testers came round to my house, en-masse, and continued with Shadows of the Quantinex. This is the beta version, and once we finished the session, around 10pm, I spent another couple of hours (and half a bottle of WolfBlass ) discussing areas of improvement for the section of the scenario they’re just about to complete. It’s wonderful when these kinds of intense, detailed, honest feedback sessions occur: I feel privileged to have access to the content of five additional brains in figuring out the best way to do things.
If you’ve bought the Beta version of Shadows of the Quantinex, then I recommend you take a look at the Errata section, where I’ve written up the suggested changes.
http://davidjrodger.com/yog/forums/48/ShowForum.aspx
Facebook. I’ve updated my page...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-J-Rodger/10090348898
...with the hope that it’s more commercially attractive. I want to attract more “fans” and ideally more interest in my books. I’m going to do the dreaded “ask my friends to tell their friends” and I'm also creating some online advertising for the page too. See how it goes.
I’m off to Newcastle tonight. A surprise visit for my mum’s birthday. She’s a 1/3rd through her chemo treatment, and she has no idea that half of Norway are descending on her home this weekend to join in the surprise and celebration. Fun city. I'll post photos up on the secret bit later in the month.
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