Let's see. Problems with my DAZ mailbox, so I'm having trouble getting that work done. It's bound to cause me real problems later. I am trying to arrange to have a week off, and that's not working out well, either. Ugh! Work!
But in the world of writing, everything is going along very well. I have two short stories and one novel going. The outlines aren't moving along very fast, but I suspect I won't have trouble with them once I'm done with the novel. I have created an Access Database to track things related to my writing. I started it thinking I was just going to list characters so that I could track names. I tend to like the same sorts of names, and with so many manuscripts, I found I was reusing ones I didn't want to use again, especially in cases where they are in the same story universe. It grew. I now have forms for place names, miscellaneous items and a story description section as well. Two reports, two queries, a few pop-up forms....
Yes, it is growing. And it's great fun, too!
I'm going to get back to The Servant Girl in a couple minutes. I'm about half way through the book. I think I have an idea for a spectacular new ending, too. I'm starting to take notes and get ideas on how to handle it.
Oh, and I put together a list of critique-related articles from Vision. Here they are, if anyone is interested:
Anatomy of a Critique (This one is just fun!)
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue18/advanatomycrit.htm
But I Don't Know How to Critique!
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%205/butidon.htm
Confessions of a Blunt Critiquer
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue9/Blunt.htm
A Confidence of Vision:
Criticism and the Writer's Response
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision44/ConfidenceofVision.htm
Workshop: Creating the Useful Critique
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision22/workshop.htm
Critique:
Pitfalls, Spikes and Ropes (Part 1)
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision49/Critiquepart1.htm
Critique:
Pitfalls, Spikes and Ropes (Part 2)
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision50/CritiquePitfalls.htm
Critique:
Pitfalls, Spikes and Ropes (Part 3)
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision51/critpitfalls.htm
Dealing with Criticism
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision22/themedealing.htm
Developing a Thick Skin:
How to Accept Criticism
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision24/developingthickskin.htm
Do You Know What You Want From a Critique?
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue36/doyou.htm
Dragons, Sorcerers, and Mis-Capitalized Words:
How to Properly Critique a Work of Fantasy
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision22/themedragons.htm
Giving and Receiving Critiques:
An Exercise in Objectivity
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue9/giveand.htm
Handling Criticism Gracefully
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%205/handling.htm
The Importance of Self-Critique
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision22/themeselfcrit.htm
In Praise of Praise--
A Second Look at Critiquing
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%201/Critzette.htm
The Other Voice:
Learning How to Give (and Handle!) Critiques
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision22/themeothervoice.htm
Workshop:
Set up an On-Line Critique Group for 2008 (or any other year!)
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision42/Workshop.htm
What are Crit Circles?
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%201/critjim.htm
Workshopping and Critique
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue30/workandcrit.htm
And that's it for this week! Actually something helpful for a change!