novel_in_90 sitrep, week 4

A third of the way through, and a progress report:
22,953 new words on the project, averaging 820 words a day.

This doesn't include work done on the outline, or the short story that ate most of one day.

I am not displeased. Slow and steady, with occasional, unlooked-for bursts of wind to my sails.

Of course, there are still 72,000 words to go. But I'm on my way....


and, for those who have ever wondered about what a day in the life of a writer looks like..."Neutronjockey Explains It All For You"

*dies* Yeah, that's pretty much my writing day, except I also have the hourly push-off of overly-inquisitive felines...

My Boskone Schedule

Since I'll be lugging the laptop and a deadline with me, my schedule is thankfully light:

Sat 12:00 noon: Kaffeklatsch

Sat 3:00pm: Autographing
Laura Anne Gilman
Walter H. Hunt

Sat 5:00pm: From Urban Fantasy to the New Weird: Trends in Fantasy over the Last 20 Years
Mark Del Franco
Laura Anne Gilman
Christopher Stasheff

Sun 12:00 noon: Traps to Avoid: Scams and Other Issues that Can Affect New Writers
So the golden rule is: in any authentic deal, money should flow toward the writer.
What other tips can our panel, old pros at publishing and agenting, offer to help newbies
escape stealth vanity houses, reading services, upfront-billing agents, and other sleazy
snares?
Laura Anne Gilman
Michael Kabongo
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Eleanor Wood

Sun 1:30pm Reading
(pssst, I will be reading from BURNING BRIDGES. And I may have a few giveaways....)