Today’s one of those crazy days when I have far too much to do and far too little time to do it all—except it all seems to be getting done. I’m leaving tomorrow morning for a week and won’t be around a computer while I’m gone.
Over the past two mornings, I’ve turned a 6900-word short story into a 4900-word story. It was a far easier task than I thought it would be. The story was originally written back in 2000 and I thought it might fit an anthology with an upcoming deadline, so I took a stab at it. There was one section that took place in a dark room and I was able to lop out hundreds of words by updating to digital technology. By the end of my first pass I had cut it down by over 1000 words and after a second intensive round it was under 5000, exactly where it should have been in the first place. I’m dancing a little close to the edge with the theme, so I won’t be terribly surprised if it doesn’t get picked, but I thought I’d give it a go. Nothing ventured.
The Closer was good last night. I figured out the pepper spray implication early on, but the fun part was watching the team dance around the FBI/DHS. Also the interaction between Brenda and her boss. Have they ever had an affair? This is my first year watching the show, so I don’t know all the history.
For some reason my tape didn’t pick up The Dead Zone this week so I’ll have to set the machine to get it another time while I’m gone. No episode of Burn Notice this week or next on account of tennis.
I’m looking forward to my week-long hiatus from the computer. Lots of reading and hopefully some relaxing.
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