Catchy up Stuffs

1.  Yeah, Murdoch. We really believe you put 200 out of work and closed a 160 year old paper because of some moral outrage over disgusting practices of the paper six years ago.  It wouldn't have been viable to prosecute the wrongdoers, because the advertising was non-existent. What a fucking publicity stunt.  He'll have another tabloid—e.g. the Sun-day out in a while. *hates Murdoch*

2.  Watched the USA version of The Killing yesterday. Was SO BORED. I shall track down the original Danish version and see how that is.

3.  Got some writing done yesterday – hurrah.

I have to say I've been concerned about my lack of output this year, particularly when I see that others have written 2k a DAY!!

I stopped writing "I Knew Him" at the end of last year and then Jan-March I was editing. So, I could use that as an excuse, and then a couple of weeks promoting Mere Mortals, takes me up to April…But since then, no excuses.

So yesterday I tried something I'd done tried and tested before, and jumped forward a couple of chapters and it started to flow again.  There's just such complicated plotlines to sort out.(for me,not for the reader!) I need to do some solid research into some crime-y things before I can go back and do the missing chapters.  Anyway, I was pleased to do 800 words, which is pathetic. But I try not to think of myself as pathetic! Everyone is so blooming productive though—and seriously, I'm pleased for you all—it's just a little overwhelming.

But I set myself a target of two books a year, and I must must must stick to that. Or what's the point of this starving artist in a garret act?

The cherries tell me I'm going to get a beggar man

But then, I've had a few of those already. "Oh please, Erastes, pleeeeease…"

What? TMI?

anyway, English Cherries. Nom nom nom.

There was me thinking that I don't write drafts. I've just compared one version of a chapter with another version – because I couldn't remember which one was the definitive one (the def one was  the one labelled chapter 14, and the throwaway was chapter 14a, so I couldn't go on the name) and just about every single sentence had an edit or some kind. So perhaps I do do drafts after all—just, at the time of writing, rather than finishing one version and then starting the mss again.

I have pink wine and it tastes like raspberries.

And – at the risk of being promotey again. Tracy of Tracy's place has reviewed Muffled Drum and loved it! Thank you, Tracy. and may I say, Jen – do try a historical!