Monthly Archives: December 2005

Eliza’s long road to publication seems finally to have reached an end. Here and Now #7 is apparently shipping at the moment. I started writing Eliza in the 1980s, inspired by “artificial intelligence” found in a BASIC program that ran … Continue reading →

I decided to take a few days off from the early morning grind this week, so this morning I set my alarm for 6:30. Straight to the shower and breakfast and work instead of the usual 90-minute detour upstairs to … Continue reading →

I’ve eased off the past couple of days, taking a bit of a breather after the busy writing period I’ve had for the past several weeks. I finished a short story on Sunday and revised it several times in the … Continue reading →

I don’t keep track of how much I write any given day/week/month/year except for special projects, like NaNoWriMo. However, I think it’s safe to say that the past six weeks have been my most productive period ever in terms of … Continue reading →

I contemplated taking this morning off from writing to celebrate the completion of the first draft of The Silent Desert yesterday, but old habits die hard. I sent the manuscript, warts and all, completely unrevised, to my agent yesterday for … Continue reading →

The end is here I finished the first draft of The Silent Desert this morning. My output slowed down a little over the past few days, and I think it was because I didn’t look forward to this moment. Writing … Continue reading →

I can see the end. It’s just over the top of that small rise in the road ahead. I’m at 93,000 words, 327 manuscript pages, 26 chapters. I’m not sure what shape the denouement will take, but I expect it … Continue reading →

It’s a little bit like revisiting last week’s research trip, to go through all my audio and video notes and try to get them into a form where they will be useful to me when the time comes to revise … Continue reading →