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A couple of queer writing links.

2013-09-11T19:24:37Z

Why Lesbian YA Stories Are Important: A Dialogue on Project Unicorn by Its Authors

Five Ways to Write Better LGBTQ Book Reviews

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kit_r_writing @ 2013-09-11T12:13:00

2013-09-11T19:14:15Z

Okay. Trying to crawl back out of my antisocial little hole. Yay?

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kit_r_writing @ 2013-01-17T00:08:00

2013-01-17T08:11:52Z

1025 words in "Canine Cupids." Answered the eternal question "who let the dogs out?" (In this case, it was the ex who did it accidentally-on-purpose.) Introduced my main character to her future girlfriend, and her dog.

Days: 3
WTD: 2178
MTD: 2783
YTD: 2783

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kit_r_writing @ 2013-01-15T22:17:00

2013-01-16T06:19:38Z

603 words in "Canine Cupids"
2 Days
WTD: 1153
MTD: 1758
YTD: 1758

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kit_r_writing @ 2013-01-14T22:44:00

2013-01-15T06:45:41Z

550 words in the short story "Canine Cupids."
Days: 1
WTD: 550
MTD: 1155
YTD: 1155

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kit_r_writing @ 2012-12-27T23:58:00

2012-12-28T07:58:50Z

So I was watching the Doctor Who special, where Strax is talking about GRENADES, and realized that there needs to be a support group. He could be in it with Jayne from Firefly.

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Twenty-Five

2012-06-25T19:26:35Z

1,225 words in the untitled self-indulgent dog story.
days: 6
wtd: 1,225
mtd: 46,428
ytd: 77,398

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Extra Innings

2012-06-25T11:39:17Z

Saturday (Day 23)
1,203 words in an untitled self-indulgent dog story.
days: 4
wtd: 6,616
mtd: 43,960
ytd: 74,930

Sunday (Day 24)
1,243 words in us-ids
days: 5
wtd: 7,859
mtd: 45,203
ytd: 76,173

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Twenty-Two: THE END!

2012-06-22T13:56:56Z

1,801 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 3
wtd: 5,413
mtd: 42,757
ytd: 73,727

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NaNoWriMo: Day Twenty-One

2012-06-21T23:55:02Z

1,812 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 2
wtd: 3,612
mtd: 40,956
ytd: 71,926

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Twenty

2012-06-21T09:07:10Z

After a day of migraines (Monday) and a day of hanging with my friends before my trip (Tuesday), I finally got some work done. Yay!

1,800 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 1
wtd: 1,800
mtd: 39,144
ytd: 70,114

In other news, I don't have to be at the airport for almost another 18 hours, but I'm already packed. This is a record for me.

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kit_r_writing @ 2012-06-20T20:29:00

2012-06-21T03:30:05Z

Gratuitous Icon Post is gratuitous.

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kit_r_writing @ 2012-06-20T14:36:00

2012-06-20T21:38:56Z

I made an image macro of Loki. But I can't figure out how to post it in the post without fuxing it. So here, have a link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2246339333609&set=a.2246339253607.62927.1701957044&type=1&theater

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Seventeen

2012-06-18T07:07:04Z

1,800 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 17
wtd: 10,816
mtd: 37,344
ytd: 68,314

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One of Those Books

2012-06-17T22:42:41Z

I think we all had at least one of those books as a kid ... you know, the one that we checked out of the library again and again, kept rereading until it wore out, could have recited the plot point-by-point and recited our favorite parts from memory.

One of mine was The Rains of Eridan by H.M. Hoover. I loved it so much when I was in elementary school; I remember carrying it around with me in a bag.

Looking at it from modern ideas of a MG or YA book, it doesn't fit. The story is told from the POV of an adult, Dr. Theo Leslie, and it's her story as much as it is that of Karen Orlov, the orphan she finds, protects, and mentors.

My conscious mind had forgotten it, but my subconscious seems to have absorbed it.

I had one of my weird writery dreams this morning, where I'm not so much a part of the action as directing it, making choices based on how to make it a better story. Like in this case, to change the protagonist's job from writer to jewelry designer.

And then I woke up.

When I did, I immediately started turning the plot around, to see how it would work as an actul book. Pretty well, actually; there's a beginning, a middle, and end, a couple of strong conflicts. (This isn't always the case.) But I also saw that it wasn't a viable YA book, which I'd been mentally plotting it as, because the adult was the protagonist rather than the teenager she protects and mentors.

And then I began to laugh. "Oh my god, it's The Rains of Eridan."

A quarter of a century later, and that story is still in the back of my mind.

Obviously, I need to track down a copy.

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Camp NaNowriMo: Day Sixteen

2012-06-17T08:07:46Z

1,803 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 16
wtd: 9,016
mtd: 35,544
ytd: 66,514

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Days Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen

2012-06-16T05:10:45Z

Wednesday
1,800 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 13
wtd: 3,604
mtd: 30,132
ytd: 61,102

Thursday
1,801 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 14
wtd: 5,405
mtd: 31,933
ytd: 62,903

Friday
1,808 words in Stolen Magic
days: 15
wtd: 7,213
mtd: 33,741
ytd: 64,711

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Twelve

2012-06-13T19:22:51Z

904 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 12
wtd: 1,804
mtd: 28,332
ytd: 59,302

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Eleven

2012-06-12T07:23:26Z

900 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 11
wtd: 900
mtd: 27,428
ytd: 58,398

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Days Nine and Ten

2012-06-11T14:54:19Z

Saturday
1,810 words in Stolen Magic
days: 9
wtd: 9,065
mtd: 24,725
ytd: 55,695

Sunday
1,803 words in Stolen Magic
days: 10
wtd: 10,868
mtd: 26,528
ytd: 57,498

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I Will Call It ... Mini-NaNo

2012-06-09T21:24:57Z

Since I'm going on a trip starting the 21st, I've decided that the sensible thing is to do an abbreviated NaNoWriMo for Camp. 1,667 words times 20 days is 33,340, so that's the goal for before I leave.

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Eight

2012-06-09T21:20:25Z

1,800 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 8
wtd: 7,255
mtd: 22,915
ytd: 53,885

Grades were finally posted online; I got a C in ASL, and lemme tell ya, I'm ECSTATIC.

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Days Six and Seven

2012-06-08T08:01:43Z

I suspect everything I've written in the past two days is utter, rambling crap ... but they're words. That's about all I can expect.

Yesterday
906 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 6
wtd: 4,551
mtd: 11,211
ytd: 51,181

Today
904 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 7
wtd: 5,455
mtd: 21,115
ytd: 52,085

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R.I.P. Hobbes

2012-06-07T06:37:40Z

8/14(ish)/1994-6/6/2012

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Day Five

2012-06-06T01:17:40Z

1,806 words in Stolen Magic.
days: 5
wtd: 3,645
mtd: 10,305
ytd: 50,275

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