actual post of writing content!

[lagilman]

Had an excellent CGAG last night, wherein much extremely good commentary was exchanged, and I'm reminded again why a good writers group is a thing of beauty -- they managed to find the weak points and give me excellent inspiration on how to fix them, and apparently at least one other member had inspiration likewise. Plus, chocolate, because one of the members had a sale!

(CGAG rule #3: if you make a sale, you must bring chocolate. When we long-ago met on Sunday mornings, it was flavored cream cheese for the bagels).

So, today I've been working with said inspiration, fixing and fiddling and generally feeling outrageously productive. Which is good, as I got the usual turnaround from F&SF, making me wonder why I even bother as Gordon and I are clearly not on the same wavelength. Ah well. The story is a good and interesting one, and it will find a home eventually.

On the plus side, was informed this afternoon that the Retrievers books will be part of a reading group initiative via Harlequin later on this year. Means a bit of work for me, to prep for it, but it's work I'm happy to do.


Oh, and Retrievers3 is perking along as well, with the plotlines twining around each other like a well-trained trellis rose. Good book. Have a biscuit.

And, via neadods -- The Fandom Verb List, appropriate for pros, too.


I am a writer of edgy and controversial stories
You are a writer of dark fics, which are a bit melodramatic
S/he is a complete angst whore.

Comments

[hoosier-red.livejournal.com]

You've inspired me -- I'm going to go home, nail my bottom to the chair and churn out novella pages. Which is a good thing, since it's due at the publisher's on the 15th.

What, me procrastinate?

[aynjel.livejournal.com]

Yay angst whores!

*ehem*

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

the Retrievers books will be part of a reading group initiative via Harlequin later on this year

You make it sound like you're teaching a class. Am I gonna be tested on this? ;D

[lagilman]

You make it sound like you're teaching a class.

Not quite (enough of that coming up!). But they did ask me to come up with a bunch of reading group discussion points, etc. In case people get tired about arguing about who should be cast to play Sergei. *grin*

[qnotku.livejournal.com]

You can get tired of that game? Really? Hmmmm.......

So, Suri -- if the movie rights to Staying Dead were bought, would you insist on retaining casting couch rights?

:innocent smile:

Teri

[lagilman]

I have to admit, I've never really been able to decide who I would want to cast in the roles. Isn't that shameful? Sergei was inspired, originally, by certain actors, yes, but he's evolved so much from there that the source no longer works. And I've never had anyone specific in mind for Wren.

But hey, if those sorce-actors wanted to discuss the role of Sergei, um.... I'm up for that. :-)

[lagilman]

"Pro-cras-tination, I'm making me wait..."


I prefer to think of it as working better under specific limited conditions, myself.

[lagilman]

Oh, there's a shock. *grin*

See ya in a week!