Chris Keating spent the first couple of hours of his time on board the BPS Sanctification being shouted at by various Holy Warriors of increasing rank, but soon enough they were all too sick to shout. Current word count: 71,986New words this session: 2,366Percentage of novel completed: 71.9 Two sessions again today, but not as …
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Antimatter: not just for powering warp drives any more
Turns out it also kills cancer.
A favorable blog mention for Lost in Translation…
…comes from Jethric’s Mess. Jethric summarizes the plot, then says: It’s a wellwritten book that surprised me in a number of ways. Willett does a wonderful job of bringing his characters alive for the reader, getting you interested in them, and having them do amazing things for all the right reasons. Having commented before on …
Photo of the Day: Boo!
Just under the Hallowe’en wire, here’s “Scary Sam,” our jack-o-lantern. More photos here.
Photo of the (Yester)Day: Mountain Morning
A final photo from Banff (well, this trip to Banff). After the snowfall on Sunday, Monday dawned bright and beautiful. More photos here. (Fresh ones soon!)
The first sentence I wrote today…
From one prison to another, Richard thought, surveying the bare and barely-big-enough-to-stretch-out-in cabin/cubicle in which he’d been locked on board the Selkie sub. Current word count: 69,620New words this session: 3,467Percentage of novel completed: 69.2 Two sessions today, hence the increased verbiage. I need to push through to the end of the first draft, so …
The truth about terroir
If there was a theme to this year’s Wine and Food Festival at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, from which my wife and I just returned (feeling very well wined and dined indeed, thank you very much) it was terroir. Terroir is a French word which has no English equivalent (and the French like it …
Photo of the Day: Black-and-White Banff*
More photos here. *Actually, this is a colour photo. But you’d be hard-pressed to tell it at first glance.
The first sentence I wrote today…
The subs from Jumpoff Station hadn’t yet arrived when Emily and Farley and their unexpectedly still-living prisoner reached the shattered pier.Current word count: 66,153New words this session: 1,413Percentage of novel completed: 66.1 Got in an hour today after the wine and food festival wrapped up. It was a fabulous time as always, but a bit …
Photo of the Day: Mount Stephen’s Hall
No blogging today, and no writing, because we’ve been tasting wine and eating great food at the International Wine and Food Festival at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Here’s where we had lunch: Mt. Stephen’s Hall. Not bad, eh? (There’s currently a wedding dance going on down there–our room is right above it, alas, and …
The first sentence I wrote today…
“Maybe you do,” said the girl behind Richard, and pushed him forward.Current word count: 64,740New words this session: 776Percentage of novel completed: 64.7 A short session today (and none yesterday). We spent yesterday on the road to Calgary, and today we went on to Banff for the International Wine and Food Festival at the Banff …
A new review of Lost in Translation…
…by Kent Pollard is up at the McNally-Robinson Booksellers site. Here’s the central paragraph: Strong characters and well designed aliens serve to make (Edward Willett’s) first adult novel a success. The S’sinn of Lost in Translation are believable and comprehensible, while providing a welcome change from humans in monster suits. The characters are focussed and …
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