I Get A Day Off
Yesterday I finished the zero draft of Strange Angels 4, tentatively now titled Defiance. I thought it would take into the middle of this week at least, but yesterday 3.5+K bolted out of my head and took me to the finish line. Sometimes a book does that–sneaks up on one. The zero draft is clocking in at a shade over 62K, which means it’ll break 68-70 when I get the first draft revisions in.
Now my brain, she is broken. I’ve talked before about this–the dynamo inside my head, my energies bent on finishing the book, is now spinning aimlessly. You’ve got to give it time to slow down to a reasonable speed again.
So today is that most rare and magical of creatures, a Day Off. I’ll poke at a trunk novel to keep my hand in, but I won’t look to achieve much.
I scored a DVD of the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoons. It’s hysterical, especially since I watched it when I was young. Like Monk noted, “It’s amazing they did a D&D cartoon with no sharp things.” There was an episode with Lloth the Spider Queen; I snorted and actually yelled, “If they put Drizzt Do’urden in here I’m just gonna DIE!”
The kids both said, “Huh?” And I felt old and geeky. Not a bad combination, since when I told Monk about it he immediately cracked up and agreed. I may be old and geeky, but at least I’m not alone.
Now, I’ve got some relaxing to do as the dynamo in my head slows down. *twitch* *twitch* Because tomorrow it’s wordcount on the short story due…eep, at the end of next month! Oh, Lord. No rest for the wicked.
Catch you later.
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Tags: novel madness, slight pause for station identification, Strange Angels
March 29th, 2010 at 11:30 am
I loved that cartoon series. It was always a highlight of my week, seeing if the episode they were running was one I’d seen before.
And you know? I’d never thought about the lack of sharp things before. Pretty cool, though.
March 29th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
have fun on your Day Off, pamper yourself.
March 30th, 2010 at 6:21 am
*snorting with laughter*
Guess what I bought as an xmas present for myself? You are so not alone in the geekery.
Did you ever watch Gargoyles? One of the fun things about both shows is the spot the cliché / fantasy trope game.
March 30th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
I also loved that show. I was surprised to find that it played a part in the rift that drove Gygax out of TSR.
I never bothered to read the Dark Elf books when I was younger but I did read them recently. I find Salvatore’s writing style interesting. On the surface the stories meander this way and that, with friends and antagonists coming and going seemingly at random, and yet they are very enjoyable reads. Makes me nostalgic for my old gaming days…
April 1st, 2010 at 10:52 am
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April 1st, 2010 at 10:52 am
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