Good Morning World

[queenoftheskies]

I don't usually have time for morning posts before I leave for work, but I'm pleased with myself this morning, so I decided to just take the time to post.

I actually got work done for my job (e-mail work...trying to collect money from customers...big bucks), writing done, and had time to shower and huggle my kitties all this morning. I don't know why. Didn't really get up any earlier than usual.

So, I shall post morning stats for once, and then just add to them tonight. :)


Beginning of the End 1,318 words this morning

204,671 total words to date


I'm soooo close to finishing, I can taste it...but it's not going to happen by tomorrow, so I can't claim it as a total victory for 2004.

I do think it'll happen this weekend, though, so I'll just claim it as my FIRST victory for 2005. Woo-hoo!

Comments

[kimberlychapman.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have stuff like that in my new series too. I'm slightly paranoid that an overzealous editor will consider some of the stuff I've dribbled in to be irrelevant, but it's *crucial* to something I have planned later on. For example, it might seem like fluff right now to have a certain character suggest that they're not the strongest swimmer, but several books down the line, that factoid will be quite relevant when they find themselves in the middle of the lake without a floatation device.

I suppose the idea is a good editor knows where your series is going as much as you do, and therefore won't axe those tidbits. Or better yet, they're so intricately woven that they can't be eliminated.

And I think anyone committed to quality is harder on themselves than anyone else. That's just normal! :)