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Those're 2600 words I wasn't expecting...
Nov. 16th, 2011 01:36 pmSo I woke up this morning thinking about - not the urban fantasy I planned to work on today, but "From Whence You Came," the Lands Vin novella I'm offering via Kickstarter.
Good time management would say that working on FWYC makes no sense, as we're not even to 70% funded, and there are projects that have actual contracts and due dates and - bluntly - money waiting on them.
Good time management, apparently, can kiss my lizard brain's tail. 2,600 new words on the story before 9am, and the Previously Unnamed Female Character not only has a name, but a voice and a backstory and a 'tude - and she hasn't even hit the page yet.
The story's currently at 5,000 words of an estimated 25,000. Although it may be 30,000. A secondary character has decided he's hanging around for longer than expected.
Is this going to happen? I have no idea. I hope so, cause hey, a full-length, epic fantasy novella, with sea serpents! and magic! And treachery and greed and honor and love! But we still need another 255 people who think that $5 is a good price for a novella from moi. Sadly, those 255 people seem to be scarce on the ground. Kickstarter: it's not a game for the fragile.
On the other hand, there's still 46 days to go. Even if it's not for you, you might mention it to someone who says "wow, that sounds like a good read, I want in!" And they might mention it to someone. And someone might look at the neat story-things that come with a higher pledge, and say "I want me some of that!"
We'll see.
Meanwhile, I'll be over here in the corner. Writing. And giggling.
Good time management would say that working on FWYC makes no sense, as we're not even to 70% funded, and there are projects that have actual contracts and due dates and - bluntly - money waiting on them.
Good time management, apparently, can kiss my lizard brain's tail. 2,600 new words on the story before 9am, and the Previously Unnamed Female Character not only has a name, but a voice and a backstory and a 'tude - and she hasn't even hit the page yet.
The story's currently at 5,000 words of an estimated 25,000. Although it may be 30,000. A secondary character has decided he's hanging around for longer than expected.
Is this going to happen? I have no idea. I hope so, cause hey, a full-length, epic fantasy novella, with sea serpents! and magic! And treachery and greed and honor and love! But we still need another 255 people who think that $5 is a good price for a novella from moi. Sadly, those 255 people seem to be scarce on the ground. Kickstarter: it's not a game for the fragile.
On the other hand, there's still 46 days to go. Even if it's not for you, you might mention it to someone who says "wow, that sounds like a good read, I want in!" And they might mention it to someone. And someone might look at the neat story-things that come with a higher pledge, and say "I want me some of that!"
We'll see.
Meanwhile, I'll be over here in the corner. Writing. And giggling.
