Clarion Write-A-Thon Update: Draft!

And lo, two days before the official end of the write-a-thon, I came to the line that said “we’re done” (as opposed to the thing you thought was going to be the last line), and we have Achieved Draft.

A drafty, mangled, in dire need of rewriting draft, I admit. But I know what the story is about, now, and where it needs expanding and where it needs cutting, and what threads to pull forward and what threads to cut/tuck away. Which is what a draft is for, yes?

So, call it: 23,279 words of “Strong Earth,” in a little under six weeks. Yay!

[there is still time to get your donation in to support Clarion, and win your name a place in the story!]



And now, time to put this aside to settle, and back to the mystery I go. 14,100 / 70,000 words

[still no contract. Madame Agent is On It]




Originally published at Practical Meerkat

Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS

Originally posted by seachanges at Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS

From galeni:

Originally posted by deathpixie at Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS

For those wanting to know more about the recent DDoS attacks, yes, it looks like it was the Russian government trying to shut down the dissidents again.

As I said last time, while it's frustrating not to have access, LJ is a lot more than a social network platform. From the article:

"LiveJournal isn’t just a social network. It’s also a platform for organizing civic action. Dozens of network projects and groups mobilize people to solve specific problems — from defending the rights of political prisoners to saving endangered historic architecture in Moscow."

So while I know many are considering the move over to Dreamwidth and other such sites, supporting LJ is a way we can help support those who use it for more than a writing/roleplaying/social venue.


Also, as a FYI, LJ is giving paid users effected by the outage two weeks of paid time as compensation.