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August 3rd
Aug. 3rd, 2023 07:46 amMaking some good progress lately, with a little under a thousand words written each day this month. I've also been walking the dog a mile-plus, even if I have to do it at night when the sun stops trying to kill.
Speaking of dehydration, had a galaxy-brain moment. I bought a, frankly, ridiculous 40oz tankard. Folks, if this were an episode of Columbo, it'd be a murder weapon.
Normally, when I sit down for a spell, I have a tall glass of water, I drink it, I forget about it--end up dehydrated. Not anymore.
I fill up my tankard--I wish I could've found one of those dumb Viking drinking horns or Prancing Pony mugs, because I am at least that much of a consoomer, but none of them were the right size. I sit down to read or game or watch a show. I have, essentially, a never-ending supply of water until I have to get up again. It's great. I gave blood the other day and they got my blood in half the usual time.
Oh yeah. It's all over for you bitches.
I also came up with a strong look/concept for a superhero character I haven't been satisfied with yet. Waiting for the concept art on that.
I'm also brainstorming this female space marine novel--pretty much a tribute to the Vasquezes and Dizzy Floreses of the genre--and came up with a way to incorporate these two characters from later on in the timeline. You'll see them in another book as an old married couple, but if you read this book, you get to see how they first met.
But that can wait. Right now, my mandate is focusing on quick, under-200 page books I can actually sell and make money off of. And hopefully find an agent who is willing to take a chance on my more experimental stuff later on.
It feels ridiculous that I can't sell fantasy or sci-fi when the biggest stuff out there is Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, even Game of Thrones... but if the people want romance, who am I to judge? I haven't been cancelled by Booktok yet, so I might as well take advantage of my level of acceptance while I can. There's always time to be an iconoclast later on.
Speaking of dehydration, had a galaxy-brain moment. I bought a, frankly, ridiculous 40oz tankard. Folks, if this were an episode of Columbo, it'd be a murder weapon.
Normally, when I sit down for a spell, I have a tall glass of water, I drink it, I forget about it--end up dehydrated. Not anymore.
I fill up my tankard--I wish I could've found one of those dumb Viking drinking horns or Prancing Pony mugs, because I am at least that much of a consoomer, but none of them were the right size. I sit down to read or game or watch a show. I have, essentially, a never-ending supply of water until I have to get up again. It's great. I gave blood the other day and they got my blood in half the usual time.
Oh yeah. It's all over for you bitches.
I also came up with a strong look/concept for a superhero character I haven't been satisfied with yet. Waiting for the concept art on that.
I'm also brainstorming this female space marine novel--pretty much a tribute to the Vasquezes and Dizzy Floreses of the genre--and came up with a way to incorporate these two characters from later on in the timeline. You'll see them in another book as an old married couple, but if you read this book, you get to see how they first met.
But that can wait. Right now, my mandate is focusing on quick, under-200 page books I can actually sell and make money off of. And hopefully find an agent who is willing to take a chance on my more experimental stuff later on.
It feels ridiculous that I can't sell fantasy or sci-fi when the biggest stuff out there is Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, even Game of Thrones... but if the people want romance, who am I to judge? I haven't been cancelled by Booktok yet, so I might as well take advantage of my level of acceptance while I can. There's always time to be an iconoclast later on.
