Kit O'ConnellKit O'Connell - LiveJournal.comCatwaxing Galore- March 31, 2008 Not a lot of writing the last couple days &8212; been catwaxing as well as helping Reesa catch up with some paperwork for her business. I just wrote a little post over on Words Words Words about what I&8217;ve been up too lately, including my latest gaming obsession. Does anyone else who reads this play Mabinogi Originally published at approximately 8,000 words. You can comment here or there.http://todfox.livejournal.com/658504.html Funeral (3rd draft)- March 25, 2008 Another day, another draft. This is probably the &8216;final&8217; draft, barring whatever tweaks my readers suggest. I think I fixed the last flaws, including a somewhat serious one which Steve pointed out. Funeral, 3rd draft Microsoft Word wordcount: 1,497 words Manuscript wordcount: 1,500 words I hope to begin sending this story out soon. Originally published at approximately 8,000 words. You can comment here or there.http://todfox.livejournal.com/657311.html Funeral (2nd draft)- March 24, 2008 I finished the second draft of my short story, &8220;Funeral&8221; tonight. I think that I&8217;ve fixed many of the issues Reesa pointed out to me in the previous draft and made the story stronger as a result. I&8217;ve posted it to my writing group and printed out copies for Reesa & Steve to pour over with their Pens of Doom &8482;. Funeral, second draft Microsoft Word wordcount: 1,463 words Manuscript wordcount: 1,500 words It took a while to get to this stage; for whatever reason I had..http://todfox.livejournal.com/656644.html Review: Indigara by Tanith Lee- March 18, 2008 My review of Tanith Lee&8217;s young adult novel Indigara is now available on the SF Site. I felt a little bad turning in such a negative review of an author I have enjoyed in the past, but it&8217;s my duty as a reviewer to share my feelings on the book I read even if I think it sucks. Unfortunately, this is a book with serious faults that keep it from feeling like it ever gets off the ground. Most of the time when I read a book, there&8217;s a point somewhere in the middle where I glance to..http://todfox.livejournal.com/656434.html Life Presents Complications- March 15, 2008 Life has left me struggling to find time and energy to write, lately. I got my laptop back from Dell in great working order, but then I promptly managed to get it infected with some adware that neither my primitive virus checker (AVG) nor the various free antispyware programs could handle. After a couple days of struggling with it, I downloaded a trial version of Norton; this seems to have done the trick so I guess I&8217;ll cough up the money for it when my trial period ends. I&8217;ve also...http://todfox.livejournal.com/655490.html Out of business- March 9, 2008 My short story, &8220;Becoming,&8221; was about two months out at a fledging but high-paying horror market which has just informed the authors of all its pending submissions that it is going out of business. This is the first time that something like this has happened to me, but I realize it is something writers have to expect from time to time. While this isn&8217;t an actual rejection, so it can&8217;t affect my ego, it is disappointing to wait so long (though not long at all compared to...http://todfox.livejournal.com/654533.html |