The Hug Me/Kick Me House - Page 13

Nathaniel Katz · 07-01-2011, 01:23 AM

Deadlines, as it turns out, are awesome. After two or three weeks of half assed, slow writing, I pumped out 2,000+ words today and reached the finish line. Just need to edit more later.

shelleyo · 07-01-2011, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel Katz

Deadlines, as it turns out, are awesome. After two or three weeks of half assed, slow writing, I pumped out 2,000+ words today and reached the finish line. Just need to edit more later.

This is the one that needs to be submitted today? \o/

Shelley

shelleyo · 07-01-2011, 03:07 AM

Well, I think the story that started out at 3,600 words is finished. I grabbed it, slapped it and made it my bitch (I think that sounds much better than "editing," don't you?) and it now sits at 2,925 words. I think it's pretty good. My biggest worry is that being in a hurry made me miss things that would be obvious over a longer period of time. I still have a little while yet, though, so I'm trying not to look at it for a bit.

Getting the cover letter ready, though!

Shelley

Nathaniel Katz · 07-01-2011, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by shelleyo

This is the one that needs to be submitted today? \o/

Shelley

Yup, that one. If you want a reader, I'd be glad to swap last minute tales. I'd feel far less bad about subjecting someone to a reading deadline if they'd done the same. Though I'm still only about half through editing, so I don't know if mine'd be done on time...

EDIT: just saw your post in the other thread. I've got to be somewhere until about 8:20 or so NY time, so I probably miss the window. If not, though, I'd be up for a quick read.

shelleyo · 07-01-2011, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel Katz

Yup, that one. If you want a reader, I'd be glad to swap last minute tales. I'd feel far less bad about subjecting someone to a reading deadline if they'd done the same. Though I'm still only about half through editing, so I don't know if mine'd be done on time...

EDIT: just saw your post in the other thread. I've got to be somewhere until about 8:20 or so NY time, so I probably miss the window. If not, though, I'd be up for a quick read.

Nate, I'd be happy to swap now (or within say 45 minutes or so), if you'd like. Probably in about an hour I have to go and take care of some things, but until then I should be available. If you want me to have a look, email it to shelleyo at gtec dot com, and I'll send mine return mail if you can look at it within that time period. If not, you can still send yours, just let me know you won't have time in the email. No biggee!

Shelley

shelleyo · 07-01-2011, 06:22 AM

And the story is subbed. That's always a good feeling, come what may.

Shelley

Nathaniel Katz · 07-01-2011, 06:39 AM

And... subbed. The story could no doubt have benefited from a bit more editing, but I'm still pretty glad about the deadline. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up and actually get something done tomorrow and the next day after that.

Sagana · 07-01-2011, 06:43 AM

I bet both of your stories get accepted. I think just writing them in one go works really well for short stories

And of course you two just have it going on anyways.

*fingers crossed for you*

Nathaniel Katz · 07-01-2011, 06:47 AM

Well, mine was more like twenty six different, aborted attempts before the deadline forced me to actually, you know, write the thing. Embarrassingly enough, this is my first completed story in June...

Izz · 07-01-2011, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel Katz

Well, mine was more like twenty six different, aborted attempts before the deadline forced me to actually, you know, write the thing. Embarrassingly enough, this is my first completed story in June...

Well, you're ahead of me by 1...

Sagana · 07-01-2011, 07:09 AM

Me too

GreenRoom · 07-01-2011, 09:35 AM

@shellyo and NathanielGood job on getting those stories finished by the wire!

I had a bad day rejection-wise, and worse news this evening from my brother (they had to put one of their cats to sleep today though they haven't told their kids yet. I've been giving one of my cats chemotherapy for months now, and it really drove home for me again that she might not live much longer). It does make the R's seem meaningless.

I did sub a new story today so that was a bit of progress.

Izz · 07-01-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenRoom

@shellyo and NathanielGood job on getting those stories finished by the wire!

I had a bad day rejection-wise, and worse news this evening from my brother (they had to put one of their cats to sleep today though they haven't told their kids yet. I've been giving one of my cats chemotherapy for months now, and it really drove home for me again that she might not live much longer). It does make the R's seem meaningless.

I did sub a new story today so that was a bit of progress.

*giant hugs*

and more *giant hugs* for good measure

(also, yay! for subbing new story)

shelleyo · 07-01-2011, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenRoom

I had a bad day rejection-wise, and worse news this evening from my brother (they had to put one of their cats to sleep today though they haven't told their kids yet. I've been giving one of my cats chemotherapy for months now, and it really drove home for me again that she might not live much longer). It does make the R's seem meaningless.

I did sub a new story today so that was a bit of progress.

*hugs*

They become family, better than in some cases, so it's rough.

Congrats on the sub!

Shelley

JC Romel · 07-01-2011, 08:44 PM

Couple tough R's the last two days. It's one of those days where I really feel like putting my face through a wall until the hurt goes away.

Lillie · 07-01-2011, 08:51 PM

((((((GreenRoom and JC))))))))

GreenRoom, I hope your cat gets better. It's very sad when pets get sick.

Like Shelley says, they are family.

shelleyo · 07-01-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JC Romel

Couple tough R's the last two days. It's one of those days where I really feel like putting my face through a wall until the hurt goes away.

Aside from it being bad for the wall . . . you don't want to do that.

Every rejection is a purple heart! Pin it on. Stab yourself juuuust a little with the pin as you do it, if you must, but pin that sucker on!

Shelley

faerydancer · 07-01-2011, 10:53 PM

Sorry your cat is sick GreenRoom. I have two kitties myself and I know the pain of losing pets in the past. ::super giant hugs:: You're doing the best thing and treasuring your little furball. She's no doubt very thankful =)

And sorry about the R's, everyone. After nearly two weeks of crickets, an R came in this morning. It was personal and the editor was nice about it

but you know how it goes. Now I'm contemplating whether to edit before resubmitting or just resubmitting. Decisions, decisions.

AllieKat · 07-05-2011, 09:13 AM

(((((hugs))))))

AnnieColleen · 07-13-2011, 06:30 AM

Since the Inner Critic stole my previous post under cover over the outage: somebody please give said Critic a good kick for me. Today's better than yesterday, but "not good enough" is still sneaking in there. First draft or not.

(and thanks for yesterday's kickage, even if it did get disappeared! I got a scene out of it, anyhow.

)

Lillie · 07-13-2011, 06:45 AM

A kick and a hug for you, Annie.

Of course it will be good enough.
You tell that inner critic to

Lizardmaker · 07-22-2011, 05:09 PM

Just a quick vent at the end of a three-rejection week. Wait, it's only Friday morning here, so I'd better not count my rejections before they're hatched...

sammyjwebb · 07-22-2011, 05:36 PM

Oh Anne, sorry it's been one of those weeks.

zanzjan · 07-23-2011, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lizardmaker

Just a quick vent at the end of a three-rejection week. Wait, it's only Friday morning here, so I'd better not count my rejections before they're hatched...

Sorry to hear it. But hey, three rejections closer to your next I'm-still-going party! (Being a contrary sort, though, I'd like to see said party repeatedly postponed by some non-rejections on the way.)

-Suzanne

zanzjan · 07-23-2011, 03:05 AM

Well, anyway. I finished the first draft and immediate clean-up pass on the current story, and usually at this point I can think about a story a bit and then do one last big revision pass and then a spelling-grammar-wordflow-tightening pass and call it done and be happy. But eh, my brain isn't working right, and with the problems with focus and memory I just can't seem to get a grasp on it, if that makes any sense. My Most Trusted Beta Reader gave it a thumbs-up (except for the usual "this-should-be-a-novel" comment, which is harder to fend off than usual when I've just dumped out a novella-length tale) and didn't have any significant comments, which normally would fill me with joy, but I have all these enormous doubts now just because reaching my own objective perspective on the story is so beyond me right now. I'm hoping I can make a slower pass through it this weekend and feel more confident in it as a story, but given the amount of items on my to-do list, I'm not at all sure that's going to happen.

So yeah, whining a bit.

Head injuries stink, and I highly recommend avoiding them.

-Suzanne

07-01-2011, 01:23 AM	#301
Nathaniel Katz The Evil Hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 417	Deadlines, as it turns out, are awesome. After two or three weeks of half assed, slow writing, I pumped out 2,000+ words today and reached the finish line. Just need to edit more later. __________________ The Hat Rack: featuring (hopefully) in-depth and (possibly) insightful reviews of fantasy, science fiction, and horror books.

07-01-2011, 03:07 AM	#303
shelleyo Just another face in a red jumpsuit Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,663	Well, I think the story that started out at 3,600 words is finished. I grabbed it, slapped it and made it my bitch (I think that sounds much better than "editing," don't you?) and it now sits at 2,925 words. I think it's pretty good. My biggest worry is that being in a hurry made me miss things that would be obvious over a longer period of time. I still have a little while yet, though, so I'm trying not to look at it for a bit. Getting the cover letter ready, though! Shelley __________________ "Now, come on, as you guys get older you'll realize people don't mean to be obnoxious, it's just that they're all screwed up inside." -- Joel, MST3K, Gamera

07-01-2011, 06:22 AM	#306
shelleyo Just another face in a red jumpsuit Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,663	And the story is subbed. That's always a good feeling, come what may. Shelley __________________ "Now, come on, as you guys get older you'll realize people don't mean to be obnoxious, it's just that they're all screwed up inside." -- Joel, MST3K, Gamera

07-01-2011, 06:39 AM	#307
Nathaniel Katz The Evil Hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 417	And... subbed. The story could no doubt have benefited from a bit more editing, but I'm still pretty glad about the deadline. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up and actually get something done tomorrow and the next day after that. __________________ The Hat Rack: featuring (hopefully) in-depth and (possibly) insightful reviews of fantasy, science fiction, and horror books.

07-01-2011, 06:43 AM	#308
Sagana practical experience, FTW Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 607	I bet both of your stories get accepted. I think just writing them in one go works really well for short stories And of course you two just have it going on anyways. fingers crossed for you __________________ Writing is controlled daydreaming, on paper.

07-01-2011, 06:47 AM	#309
Nathaniel Katz The Evil Hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 417	Well, mine was more like twenty six different, aborted attempts before the deadline forced me to actually, you know, write the thing. Embarrassingly enough, this is my first completed story in June... __________________ The Hat Rack: featuring (hopefully) in-depth and (possibly) insightful reviews of fantasy, science fiction, and horror books.

07-01-2011, 07:09 AM	#311
Sagana practical experience, FTW Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 607	Me too __________________ Writing is controlled daydreaming, on paper.

07-01-2011, 09:35 AM	#312
GreenRoom brain in a vat Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California Posts: 219	@shellyo and NathanielGood job on getting those stories finished by the wire! I had a bad day rejection-wise, and worse news this evening from my brother (they had to put one of their cats to sleep today though they haven't told their kids yet. I've been giving one of my cats chemotherapy for months now, and it really drove home for me again that she might not live much longer). It does make the R's seem meaningless. I did sub a new story today so that was a bit of progress. __________________ J. Deery Wray Twitter Website Published: "The Butcher of Londinium" in IGMS Issue 29 "The Greatest Tiger Lantern of All", At Year's End anthology, Kazka Press "Thirteen Words" in IGMS Issue 33

07-01-2011, 08:44 PM	#315
JC Romel permaflounced Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Blargville, Republic of Rejectonia Posts: 310	Couple tough R's the last two days. It's one of those days where I really feel like putting my face through a wall until the hurt goes away.

07-01-2011, 08:51 PM	#316
Lillie practical experience, FTW Official AW W1S1 Badge Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wales Posts: 1,586	((((((GreenRoom and JC)))))))) GreenRoom, I hope your cat gets better. It's very sad when pets get sick. Like Shelley says, they are family. __________________ Published stories Most recent publications Far From Shore at Bent Masses Heads you Win at Comets and Criminals Blood and Water at Every Day Fiction The random blog of randomness http://lydiasgray.blogspot.com/

07-01-2011, 10:53 PM	#318
faerydancer practical experience, FTW Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 595	Sorry your cat is sick GreenRoom. I have two kitties myself and I know the pain of losing pets in the past. ::super giant hugs:: You're doing the best thing and treasuring your little furball. She's no doubt very thankful =) And sorry about the R's, everyone. After nearly two weeks of crickets, an R came in this morning. It was personal and the editor was nice about it but you know how it goes. Now I'm contemplating whether to edit before resubmitting or just resubmitting. Decisions, decisions. __________________ Brenda Stokes Barron The Digital Inkwell Twitter ----- Little Brother - Bards & Sages Quarterly - January 2012 The Bachorum Principle - Fantastique Unfettered - December 2011 Maribelle Remembers Ice - Niteblade - September 2011

07-05-2011, 09:13 AM	#319
AllieKat just a writer, unbranded Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 498	(((((hugs)))))) __________________ Night Owl Review of The Girl and the Dragon BLOG

07-13-2011, 06:30 AM	#320
AnnieColleen Re-NaNoing Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,633	Since the Inner Critic stole my previous post under cover over the outage: somebody please give said Critic a good kick for me. Today's better than yesterday, but "not good enough" is still sneaking in there. First draft or not. (and thanks for yesterday's kickage, even if it did get disappeared! I got a scene out of it, anyhow. ) __________________ Under the patronage of Murphy the Muse When writing a novel that's pretty much entirely what life turns into: "House burned down. Car stolen. Cat exploded. Did 1500 easy words, so all in all it was a pretty good day." ~Neil Gaiman Last edited by AnnieColleen; 07-13-2011 at 06:41 AM.

07-13-2011, 06:45 AM	#321
Lillie practical experience, FTW Official AW W1S1 Badge Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wales Posts: 1,586	A kick and a hug for you, Annie. Of course it will be good enough. You tell that inner critic to __________________ Published stories Most recent publications Far From Shore at Bent Masses Heads you Win at Comets and Criminals Blood and Water at Every Day Fiction The random blog of randomness http://lydiasgray.blogspot.com/

07-22-2011, 05:09 PM	#322
Lizardmaker practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 565	Just a quick vent at the end of a three-rejection week. Wait, it's only Friday morning here, so I'd better not count my rejections before they're hatched... __________________ Anne E. Johnson Science Fiction and Historical Fiction Novels and Short Stories http://anneejohnson.com/

07-22-2011, 05:36 PM	#323
sammyjwebb practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: land of geese and bulls in Northern Colorado Posts: 250	Oh Anne, sorry it's been one of those weeks. __________________ - Sam Blog Twitter

07-23-2011, 03:05 AM	#325
zanzjan Do not taunt Happy Fun Mod AW Moderator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the everlasting universe of things Posts: 3,622	Well, anyway. I finished the first draft and immediate clean-up pass on the current story, and usually at this point I can think about a story a bit and then do one last big revision pass and then a spelling-grammar-wordflow-tightening pass and call it done and be happy. But eh, my brain isn't working right, and with the problems with focus and memory I just can't seem to get a grasp on it, if that makes any sense. My Most Trusted Beta Reader gave it a thumbs-up (except for the usual "this-should-be-a-novel" comment, which is harder to fend off than usual when I've just dumped out a novella-length tale) and didn't have any significant comments, which normally would fill me with joy, but I have all these enormous doubts now just because reaching my own objective perspective on the story is so beyond me right now. I'm hoping I can make a slower pass through it this weekend and feel more confident in it as a story, but given the amount of items on my to-do list, I'm not at all sure that's going to happen. So yeah, whining a bit. Head injuries stink, and I highly recommend avoiding them. -Suzanne __________________ zanzjan.net - twitter - facebook "It's always wrong of course to say that you can't do this or you can't do that in fiction. You can do anything you can get away with, but nobody has ever gotten away with much." -- Flannery O'Connor

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