more words!

Yup. But first, a big HUZZAH! to watermelontail for finishing his novel!!! Yay!!!!

(Sorry, little brother, just had to get that out. I'm so proud of you!)

Now, onto the updates.

First, the yearly goal (updated properly, this time - I'm not going for a billion words! Maybe in 10 years...)

5,616 / 1,000,000 (0.6%)

I got some more done on Belladonna Dreams - I'm hoping to finish the rough draft this weekend:

59,718 / 80,000 (74.6%)

Yes, I'm going to end up being short, probably. Then again, I write short, so I'm not that worried about it.

I also started to work (finally!) on the character sketches for Broken Wings. Started with the top - Empress Ceyla. Who's becoming quite the character. This is going to be wicked fun!!! No word meter for this, because I'm only doing sketches, but I got 251 words done on that.

Now back to writing. And then, maybe tomorrow or Monday, I'm going to start playing with updating my site. Not the fun one. The real one. *shudder*

Couple of links to share...

Two, actually. One is the pictures of the kittens:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/captain_hobbes/slideshow?.dir=/a50b&.src=ph

The other is a VERY, VERY informative website/podcast that I would like to pass on to anyone and everyone who is either an already-published writer looking for guidance on how to market the darn thing, or someone who's looking to get into the "glamourous" field of writing. (Yes, I put that in quotes on purpose)

Check this link out:

http://teemorris.com/blog/

I've just finished listening to the latest podcast by Tee, during which he talks about the administrative part of being an author. Now, while I joke that I need a secretary (and yes, I'm still accepting applications), the truth is that administrative stuff can soak up a LOT of your writing time.

Now, while Tee is a bit (okay, more than a bit) of a techie-geek and loves to put all sorts of sound effects and stuff in his podcast, it's a good resource for anyone looking to see what a working writer does. I highly recommend it (and his drill sargent is HYSTERICAL!).

Okay, back to work. Check it out.

silliness....

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Vg_ford!

1. South Australia was the first place to allow vg_ford to stand for parliament.


2. Vg_ford has 118 ridges around the edge.


3. Early thermometers were filled with vg_ford instead of mercury.


4. If the annual Australian vg_ford crop was laid end to end, it would stretch around the world seven times.


5. About 100 people choke to death on vg_ford each year.


6. Originally, vg_ford could not fly.


7. Vg_ford is 984 feet tall.


8. Vg_ford is actually a fruit, not a vegetable.


9. Only fifty-five percent of men wash their hands after using vg_ford.


10. Vg_ford will always turn right when leaving a cave!

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