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[Writing Post] All About the Editing
Welcome to Wednesday. I’m actually going to get a blog post done before Noon today – mainly because for the next three business days, I’m working an evening shift (2-8 pm) – which feels very…odd. So in this first State of the Writer (ish) post, I’m editing/feedback stuff. OH – and happy birthday to Amber Benson, an excellent writer, person, and convention friend. She has a new book out this week, Witches of Echo Park, go check it out. My pre-order Christmas present was shipping delayed. It’ll be here tomorrow.
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The “to do” list gets a bit longer. I’m finishing up first round feedback of the last Redheads section. We’re meeting on the 19th (yay, Federal Holidays) to discuss the sections for fixes. Then it goes to being put together, then read for flow. There are many stages to a Redheads book. I should have the paper notes done this morning. Then I need to put this batch into track changes to have a digital fingerprint for this batch. Yes, we each have our own ways of dealing with stuff.
Another of my collaborations has come back to roost. This is a full on Where We are Now edit and move forward. The plan is to have a full early draft done by ConDFW. Which means I need to get me rear in gear, but Redheads hit the desk first.
I have a friend coming in town this weekend and Saturday plans (if the weather doesn’t turn on us – which would really make the weekend interesting with the day job), so my weekend work time will be limited… but with this temporary shift change, I’ll have mornings to work on these projects. Then we’ll see where we stand on other things. But the house is mostly clean, I’m hanging with the dogs until it’s time to get ready for work, and I got to sleep in some. Yay. So, now it’s time to get back to work.
[Pen/Pencil Review] The JetPens Chibi Mini-Fountain Pen
Today’s pen review is another small fountain pen. This one is JetPens.com Chibi Mini-Fountain Pen. Which is a slight redundancy since “chibi” means “small” in Japanese. This cute little guy has JetPens.com embossed on the clip. This cute little guy is a bit longer than the Pilot Petit fountain pens. The pen is about 4.75″ […]
[Spotlight Post] Welcome 2015
If you believe in superstitions (or just traditions) – what you do on New Year’s Day is what you’ll be doing all year – for us that’s minor home repairs and eating (could be a lot worse). We also had greens, black eyed peas, and corn-based carbs (in fritters – not bread), so those traditional […]
[Writer Post] Farewell to 2014
Last day of 2014. Wow. Who’d’ve thought we’d ever say that? I remember reading 2014 (and about to be 2015) as dates in Science Fiction. And look, here we are. It’s been a long and winding year. The writing community has seen quite a bit of upheaval in the industry. We’ve said good bye to […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Pilot V7 Hi-Techpoint Roller Ball – Green Ink
The last pen review of 2014… where does the time go? And DUDE who’d’ve thought we’d be here? This is Science Fiction years. But here we are. This last pen for 2014 was something I saw in passing on JetPens and then bought as stocking stuffers for Jimmy and myself. I give you the Pilot […]
[Spotlight Post] Cheryl DuCoin and Christmas
The one moment of sadness in this Christmas was learning of Cheryl DuCoin’s passing. She was a lovely lady I met through John Moore. She was active in the Texas convention circuit. She would dress up with the Redheads and was an artist. I liked her a lot and she will be sorely missed. Many […]
[Pen/Pencil Blog] Jimmy’s Pentel Pencil Collection
Merry Christmas Week. We are as ready as we’re going to be. And as it’s Christmas Week, I’m going to do something a bit different. As I’ve mentioned in the past, Jimmy’s not only supportive of my pen blog, he can be something of an enabler. He also has a weakness of his own… he’s […]
[Spotlight Post] Old Friends Rediscovered and Retiring Icons
This is NOT a memorial post – dadgumit. It’s almost Christmas and I want happier topics. I got them in the last couple of days. I wish Terry Dorsey all the best in his retirement. Dorsey worked for KPLX when my dad started working in radio in Dallas/Fort Worth. Dad came to DFW to work […]
[Writer Posts] A Slew of Concerning Contracts
I really have to start writing these things the day before… Then they won’t be late and/or rushed. In the last week, I’ve been made aware of a clause that’s been showing up in things like a DC comic related competition, an HBO Game of Thrones competition, and something else I saw today that I […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] A Replica Blue Fountain Pen – Piston Fill
Like I said last week, I really need to learn to do these the night before. Monday’s are getting away from me. We had Day Job Departmental Holiday Dinner. Jimmy got to meet the new group of people I work with. But that means I’m woefully behind. This is one of the last pieces from […]