Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Completed the draft of the Louisiana Novel

it's a mess, but a completely workable one. think I'll take the rest of the afternoon off. the thing is called Social Aid & Pleasure. what dean has read so far, he says is like cory doctorow. my story in Barrelhouse 7 "Wishtank" comes from the novel.

I will celebrate the same way I grieve, with food and alcohol.

8 comments:

Steve said...

Congratulations. Only 49 states to go!

Laura Ellen Scott said...

too funny! actually, I'm also revising a West Virginia book, so 48. Not looking forward to the Dakotas . . .

katrina said...

Right on, sister! When will you begin revisions?

Laura Ellen Scott said...

Thanks, Katrina--I'm getting a refurb mac air (expected thurs), and i'm sure that'll give me the juice to get started. I plan to start by drafting the chapter summary, see what that does for me. I'd like to dump about 70 pages along the way. But you know how it goes, you gotta write the long way around to write the short way right (or something like that). And you?

katrina said...

Yay for your new Mac! oops...have to go. Be back!

katrina said...

So...Hope to dig in tomorrow and at least take notes on each chapter. I may not be able to do the actual revision work until school begins again in mid-July, but I hope to work some things out before then, if even in my head.

Hope yours go well!!

May the force be with you! (Okay, that was corny.)

katrina said...

I forgot to ask you...How many pages do you have?

I'm a filler-in type of person and then I'm a take-away. It usually ends up being about the same.

Laura Ellen Scott said...

about 379, which is too much.