2009 is flying away and it's t'DoL's birthday again already, eeee!

The most disturbing bit about this, is that by the time of the Geren books, while it's been a year for ME, for Geren and t'DoL it's only been...a little over a month, ahem. Best get moving faster or I'll die of old age before I get anywhere! =D (At least I was hopping about on other places on the timeline in between.)



Writing The Great Wave novella this year has now got me wondering if the Bivordians ever figured out a way to calculate t'DoL's birthday by their calendar...I expect he avoids that nation that time of the year! ;-)

Happy Birthday, Vrnyden!

Not a huge list for October, but one I am very pleased with.

Oct 10 - Finished book 5, ch 2
Oct 17 - Finished book 5, ch 3
Oct 20 - Finished book 5, ch 4
Oct 25 - Finished book 5 map #1
Oct 28 - Finished book 5, ch 5
Oct 28 - Passed the 100,000 word mark for 2009 writing!
Oct 30 - Finished 'catching snowflakes' winter sidebar image

Thanks to getting myself up to the beginning of chapter 7 in book 5 with Sunday's writing, I am calling it quits on that for the rest of 2009. That's because I'm up to the 'bloodbath' bit and the nastiest parts of the book, so I'd much rather leave such work for the bleak month of January, and enjoy my favorite holidays beforehand whilst working on something lighter. Section 4 of 'Delarun' and the short story 'The Trial of Tilnon' are probably what I'll be turning my attention to next...that is, after I get back from my trip to see family in California. Between that and the catch-up afterward, half of November will be gone in a flash, and I'll be coming right up on t'DoL's birthday again. =)

Also a quick announcement: I've added the short story 'Heritage' to my Portal Page. It's aimed at people who read 'Beside the Bookcase' which I wrote for Shanra's birthday a little over a year ago. Short, but sad. (Look for it in the 'General Audience' section, just below 'Beside the Bookcase.')

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Feels wonderful to once again have a monthly summary list that isn't pathetic!

Sept 2 - Fourth apheresis donation of 2009
Sept 5 - Finished hyarmi-cubs autumn sidebar illustration for shouts_of_joy
Sept 13, Red-letter day - Wrote prologue for book 5, Emissary's Sacrifice!
Sept 13 - Made Tarish image for Triune characters pages
Sept 16 - Started writing 'Heritage'
Sept 17 - Third whole blood donation/met my 2009 goal!
Sept 18 - Finished Triune community overhaul/prep work
Sept 21 - Finished writing 'Heritage'
Sept 22 - Made Portal Page illustration for 'Heritage'
Sept 27, Red-letter day - Writings for t'DoL pass the million word mark!
Sept 27 - Finished book 5, ch 1
Sept 30 - Finished 'One Million Words' celebration picture (started Sept 7th)

Between starting book 5 and reaching the million-word mark at last, September has proven itself quite the unforgettable month. Very pleased with my kick-off of the autumn/winter writing season! As for October, I plan to keep writing in book 5 until I get stuck (or chicken out), get 'Heritage' polished up and added to my Portal Page, and maybe do some writing in 'Delarun' if book 5 gets balky.

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As for the announcement, hitting the million word mark was the excuse I needed to pay LJ to get rid of the 'adaneth_djd' name, which I've been itching to do for years. So now this writing journal has a name more befitting a writing journal, and it sure feels good! I've been doing more 'friending' with my shout_of_joy commenting account name, since I spend over 95% of my time logged in under that. So if you're interested in my being able to read/comment on your own posts (if they're locked) please friend it back sometime.

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Cross-posted from shouts_of_joy because Sunday was a HUGE red-letter day!

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Cross-posted from shouts_of_joy because Sunday was a BIG red-letter day!

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Comment-locked because comments in multiple places befuddles me completely! Please leave any comments at my main LJ post