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December 14, 2003
"Watchtower"
After a whole lot of runaround, I finally got my hands on Watchtower by Elizabeth Lynn. I got two pages into it, though, and was a little creeped out. So far (and yes, I know, it's only two pages) her writing is a lot like mine, but more refined. I'm told by people who read her early works that she improved as she wrote. Hm.
I'm sure as I continue reading this will change. I mention it mainly because the first thing I thought when I saw the similarity was: "Hey. Maybe there's hope for my writing after all."
So, anyway -- my home was broken into. This has cut into writing time for psychological and temporal reasons. I leave on the 19th to go home to my family. I'll be sending copies of the book with me, as I tend to get a lot of writing done when I visit them (usually at night, when all the woods are sleeping).
My book is slowly getting around to a major action bit. I have sewn most of the intrigue in the first four chapters (I hope). I have a feeling I may need to cut it by a couple chapters in revisions, but for now that's the pace I'm writing at.
And now I am off to market. Bye!
Posted by sdshaver at December 14, 2003 11:47 AM