It is so nice to have hit a spot when I can just relax. The only thing I need do for the next couple of a weeks writing wise is work on small no stress projects and get my feedback from the beta readers.
I truly enjoyed writing Cawdor more than any other book I have written, but it’s good to spin down for a bit.
But happy tired, as I have finished the beta read copy of Cawdor.
If you want to beta-read this novel, let me know.
The manuscript will be finished by week’s end. Then it’s off to beta readers.
My fingers are crossed.
— Okay the comments are WAY off-topic. Please keep the political comments on political threads. Not all my friends are into politics you know.
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It is a well know dictum in the SF community that the ‘good’ Star Trek films are all the even numbered ones and that the odd numbered movies are ‘bad.’ I have advised people to remember that what the even numbered, II, IV, and VI, have in common is Nicholas Meyer. He had a hand in writing all three and directed two of them.
I myself have espoused this Even/Odd dictum to people about how to judge Star Trek movies. (Counting all the Next Generation films as ‘odd.’ The first, a weak and bull film was the best of the lot. They proceeded to become more and more idiotic as the series progressed becoming what can oxymoronically called Luddite Science-Fiction.)
Recently Star Treks, II, III, and IV were released a a single blu-ray set with new bonus features. I resisted as best I could, but when I found a set for about $25 I broke down and purchased it even thought it had a ‘bad’ movie in the collection. I spent part of the weekend watching the bonus material and oohing and awing how gorgeous the films look in the Blu-ray format. Last night I decided that I would make Star Trek III: The Search For Spock my Sunday Night Movie.
Yesterday My friend, Gail Carriger, was in town to promote her third book, Blameless. (A NYT Bestseller I might add.) She had a signing event at the local speciality bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy. There was tea, biscuits, (Cookies to use Americans) and quite a crowd of fans. I and my sweetie-wife had a particularly good time listening to Gail take questions and read from her firs book in the series. (Soulless.)
Afterwards we three had dinner at Khyber Pass a local Afgan restaurant. (My sweetie-wife and I have been there before and I adore the food.) Then we came back to our condo and taught Gail to play one of silly dice games, but I think she enjoyed it.
All in all I had a very good day yesterday.
For writers, Game-masters, and any who needs to manage a large amount of disparate data, I have been pointed at a great piece of software for the Mac. (I haven’t investigated if they have Windows version yet.)
The software is VooDoo Pad, and it operates as a self-contained no complicated install wiki. I am not a computer person so I needed software that pretty much just runs without a lot fo set-up from me. I have looked at wiki for quite awhile but never found one that was as easy to use as voodoo pad.
I got tipped off to it by my writer’s support group and I just love it. IT will make a great tool for keeping track of all the data generated in creating the fiction universes that my various novels take place in.
So, Thursday night I got the last of the chapter edits entered. Now I have six scenes to write and insert and I will be done!
So I’ve been looking for things to do in Vegas. After all my current plans will not eat up all my hours. Since I am not a gambler I plan to do very little ‘gaming’ in Vegas. I am very happily married so I have no interest in the more sinful diversion of the city.
However I did find this….The Atomic Testing Museum. Oh no doubt I will go there!
Well, it turns out my friend Bear cannot make the Las Vegas trip with me. That is a shame this is certainly the sort of thing that is more fun with friends than alone.
However, I am still going. In fact the room has been rented and now the show tickets have been purchased. The only thing left to do is handle the transportation issues. As I am a new driver my sweetie-wife is not keen on the idea that I drive the whole way, while I am. It would be much cheaper than flying and with far fewer hassles.
Nothing has been settled and there is time to arrange all of that. The important thing is that I am going. Yeah!
This will replace my Universal Studios Megatour plans as my celebration for completing Cawdor.
Four more chapters to go and the beat-read copy of Cawdor will be ready,