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Despite the dubious attractions of LJ today (OMG! people!!! I feel like my hair is on fire! *G*) I think I finally managed to sort out my chapters, of which there are currently 42, but I expect to be adding to that over the next few weeks.

It's taken days. It's been like climbing the north face of the Eiger in eight inch heels and a leather thong.

I've been writing this book in an unusual way. It's written in 1st person but the protagonist has a multitude of friends who are all important to the plot so to be sure the characterisation was as good as I could get it, I've been writing it one character at a time - writing all the chapters about one character before moving to the next. It worked extremely well in so far as I think I really got to know each figure inside out. The main problem has since been fitting the damn jigsaw together to make a coherent plot. This has been - troublesome. :o)

I won't really know for sure till I start to read it through - there's a lot more writing still to do,a lot of fleshing-out and side-trips still to do, but I'm pretty sure I have the flesh and the bones, hopefully all it needs now is a touch of lippy and a nice frock. I hope.

A cup of tea calls...

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what is it about, or is that topsecret? with your excellent taste in books i just know I need to read your writing!

Your faith in me fills me with squee. *g* It's an urban-type fantasy about a guy who can see pasts and futures and ghosts and stuff in the context of quantum physics and the concept of entanglement - it's a complicated tale and hard to describe in a few words. Anything in my LJ tagged 'entanglement' will probably tell you more about it.

I'm glad you want to read it, I promise to send you a copy if it ever gets published - and if it doesn't I expect Lulu will oblige. :o)

wantwantwant want. WANT. it sounds really neat, heh. hey, if you get famous, can I be your dutch translator?

LOL. Well of course you can! One step at a time. I think I'd better finish it first. :o)

I feel like my hair is on fire! *G*

::helpfully throws bucket of water over you *g*::

It's been like climbing the north face of the Eiger in eight inch heels and a leather thong.

Now this I'd pay good money to see *hg*

But mostly - wheeeeee! You're getting there! I can't wait for you to finish and publish and to get my hot sticky paws on a copy... ::bounces::

Now this I'd pay good money to see *hg*
Be very careful what you wish for.

can't wait for you to finish and publish
Strangely enough, me neither. And now I'm thinking, even when it's finished, which you'd think would be the worst bit, I have all that horrid 'selling myself' in letters and emails and printing reams of submissions and rejection still to go through.

Now I'm all tired and depressed. Sod the tea, where's the gin..

Now I'm all tired and depressed.

Oh hon! ::hands over towel, hugs and gin::

::makes grabby hands::

I'm contemplating a bath then a tall, cool beer actually - save the gin for later. :o) Is there anything on t'telly tonight (or is that a foolish question)?

Is there anything on t'telly tonight (or is that a foolish question)?

Apart from the European election results? *hg* I haven't looked 'cos I'm out ~~on the raz~~ being very sober and sensible tonight.

Cool beer - oh yes!

very sober and sensible tonight
::blinks::

That's a joke. It is, right.

It's OK, I just found cats and Dogs on 5. :-D

"in eight inch heels and a leather thong."

Mmm. Lovely image of our Gilly! *bg*

Good luck putting your jigsaw together. I know the end result will be well worth it! =>}

Lovely image of our Gilly!
You've never actually seen me, no, have you. I know you haven;t because otherwise, that would be a very rash statement indeed.

Will be worth it? I really, really hope so! It's come as close to killing me as the Garett-flu and my yellow fever jabs did. *g*

I've seen you. It works for me ;-)

Ah, you tell the sweetest untruths evah lovely.

::smooches you in mutual smooch::

Yes, I've seen pics of you and you'd look SO cute in a leather thong! Heh heh. ;>}

It WILL be worth it for SURE! *g*

Sounds wild... makes no wonder you're exhausted. :0

It's writing that's so tiring, don't ask me why but it is. It must be using some bit of the brain that's easily drained or something. :o)

Congrats on your progress. :-)

Thankee kindly. Slightly disconcerted by how far there still is to go. :o)

Glad to see you were able to get some work done. I must follow in your footsteps.

Oh, and I'd like to order one autographed copy please :0)

::giggle:: Ah, yeah. ::grins::

Work. It's not doing it so much as the getting started that's such a bother.

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Drips obligingly.

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Bwahahahaha!

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I'd like to order one autographed copy please