Egads, bored...

[mousme]

Work is, shall we say, very very quiet. This is a good thing and a bad thing. Good because it means no alarms and no thefts. Bad because it means I am BORED. This is a post nattering about my writing, so if such talk bores you, feel free to move on.

So I've pulled out my writing notebook, and I've planned out the seven missing instalments of Conflation and the next eighteen instalments of Beyond the Pale, which I will eventually get around to writing up. I just realized that, had I stayed on top of BTP the way I'd planned, I'd actually be at a crucial juncture in the plot, yet again. I hope elanya will forgive me once she reads it. ;) I'm also very close to introducing one of the main characters in the story, for whom I've been waiting for over two years. I hope I can do her justice, now that it's only about ten instalments before she makes her first appearance.

I have worked out what I don't like about Crisse, des zombies!, and this weekend I shall be heading out to the Godforsaken Howling Wilderness, where I shall consult with fearsclave about an important plot point involving getting from Point A to Point B without getting torn apart by zombies. It's kind of paramount that I figure this out before I can continue. However, after that I should have enough of a handle on the narrative that I may well be able to finish in a timely fashion. I would still like to finish before the end of February. We shall see.

That's about it for now. I have a pirate story set in the Conflation universe that has no plot right now and on which I'd like to work, but nothing is springing to mind just yet. If all goes well, all my writing projects should be back on track by the end of March. I hope.

Comments

Yayness!

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Still bringing luvenditti?

Re: Yayness!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

She's bringing me, but yes. :)

Re: Yayness!

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

And there was much rejoicing. ETA GHNW?

Re: Yayness!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

ETA looks to be about 0900, because she is a much, much braver woman than I. ;)

Re: Yayness!

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Great. Just tell her to take the driveway slow; it's getting a wee bit icy.

Re: Yayness!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Ten-four. :)

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[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

So what sort of festivities do we have in mind for the day? If Luanna wants to try the snowshoe thing, she can borrow my dad's...

oh noes D:

[elanya.livejournal.com]

You're going to kill Monroe, aren't you? D:

Re: oh noes D:

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Can't say. You'll just have to read and find out. Deadlands *does* have a very high death toll, though, as games go. There are many, many more deaths in the future of my beleaguered heroes.

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

I just started reading the Conflation. Really though, where should I begin reading your work to get the best take on your style?

[mousme.livejournal.com]

My style? Erk...

Conflation is a good place to start, since it's relatively short, and while it's a bit experimental, I think it's pretty representative of my narrative style.

If you're into zombies, then you can always start with Crisse, des zombies! (Zombie Crisis!), since it's my most recent work. Unfortunately, it's much longer than Conflation and rougher in certain ways because it got written much faster.

If you're feeling brave, Beyond the Pale has gotten pretty good lately. I haven't put much effort into making it comprehensible if you start it in the middle, but both my serials have an approximate word limit of 1,500 words per instalment, so they're not hard to read individually. :)

YAY! A new reader!

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

I personally rather favour Crisse! Des zombies!, but that's only because I'm a sucker for anything zombie related and it's the second time a friend has written me into a fic as a crazed survivalist loon :).

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

What, only the second time? I'l give that a try this weekend.