| NaNoWriMo Day 4 |
[Nov. 4th, 2008|05:53 am] |
So it's NaNo day 4, by the end of today my word count should be approximately 6668 words. I'm at 4601 which is 2067 words shy of where I should be. Considering it isn't 6am yet, I'm not particularly worried about the 1667 words that are due at the end of the day, I'm more irritated with myself that I didn't catch up yesterday with my word count after I didn't get to do any Nano writing on Saturday. I have to remind myself that 1667 words is actually a lot of words in a day and it's not a good idea to skip a day and then think it can be made up easily the next couple of days afterwards. It was different with the Summerwrite, where it was 150,000 words over 4 months. It was such a long amount a time to do the word count that even if you fell say 10,000 words behind you could make it up over the course of a couple of weeks without too much hassle. There just isn't time for that in Nano and I'll have to work harder to remind myself of that. On the upside I finally used my garage/converted art studio and did a couple of hours of writing out there last night after work which was great. Woot, Day 4. |
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| You're only a day awaaaayyyy??!!! |
[Oct. 31st, 2008|11:51 am] |
So here it is, Hallowe'en, the day of limitless candy and nifty costumes. While I am excited for the potential party goodness that this night should entail I'm also trying to remind myself that tomorrow begins NaNoWriMo 2008. 50,000 words in 30 days. 1667 words a day. I can do this. Woot. Woot. Wish me luck.
Oh yeah, Happy Hallowe'en!!! |
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| Muahaha, second post in two days. |
[Oct. 24th, 2008|07:54 am] |
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| | Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto | ] | Short post as I look through my LJ account and troll the NaNoWriMo forums. I want to change the layound of my lJ page, it is how shall I say... shite. Despite the picture of the almighty Mary McDonnell, the color scheme is drab and blase, etc etc blah blah blah. Why, you may ask, is she bitching about the layout and not attempting to fix it? For the quite simple reason that I have no idea what the eff I'm doing in terms of altering the way the page works. At the best of times Livejournal and I are reluctant allies and I'll admit after a number of botched posts I thought we were going to have to part ways permanently. Obviously this is not the case, however I'd still like to make the damn thing look less like it was a prison warden. Blah. Indeed, I say it again, blah. |
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| It's That Time Again Nano 2008 |
[Oct. 23rd, 2008|08:07 am] |
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| | Bad Disco Technoed | ] | Hello to everyone out there, which is to say, in all likelihood, hello to myself and Christiana. I've always been horrible at keeping diaries whether on paper or online so I doesn't really surprise me that it's been damn near a year since I last posted. Anyway, in the interest of staying on topic, it is almost the first of November which, for every supergeeky writer out there should know, signals the beginning of the next sprint for the 50,000 word finish line. It's going to be absolute maniacal mayhem, 50,000 words in 30 days. That's about 1667 per day kids. Insanity. But, it'll be an awesome way to force me to sit and hammer out some of the plots that have been running around my head. I did summer write this year, a 4month 150,000, which was a slightly less intense version of Nano. I made it to about 120, 000 words before my poor little plot bunny breathed its last and laid down for the dirt nap. The story might still be workable but will require some serious editing, sometime in the future, when I don't have another book to edit and a second to write. The Nano story from last year seems to actually be a decent story, I've just about finished a second edit on it, hopefully I can make it through by the 1st of November as I'd like to send it in for consideration to PD Publishing. We shall see. I'm going to make a more concerted effor to post regularly on here while doing Nano, hopefully that will make me more accountable and keep me honest, otherwise I have a tendency to slack off for a few days and then have to deal with writing an insane amount during a weekend. Not this year. No sirree Bob.
Right. |
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| NaNoWriMo |
[Dec. 12th, 2007|06:34 pm] |
So, long time between updates... :S. Anyway finished the NaNoWriMo 2007. That's right, 50,000 words in 30 days. It was ridiculous, I spent many a night trying to catch up on my word count because I felt it was prudent to procrastinate for a few days and end up having to do 6000 words to catch up. At any rate, the story is done, I think the plot is half decent even if the structure needs a hugh overhaul. The rough version, or rather A rough version of it, will be posted shortly.
Wooot!!
OH yeah, huhg shout out goes to Christiana who suggested the insane task and stayed up with me while we worked furiously to make our word count for the 30th. ROCK ON!!! |
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| Novel and Short Story Links |
[Jan. 9th, 2007|11:24 am] |
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| | I'd Start a Revolution | ] |
Okay, so, I wanted to post both my novel and the subsequent short story on my lj account for all lj users to see. Sounded like a good plan at the time. Except that the files are much too large to actually post without breaking them into a horrendous number of parts and since lj and I aren't on the best of terms, ever, that's not going to happen. So, until I get my own website up and running, which should hopefully be somewhere in the near future, I'm just going to do it the simple way.
If you'd like to read my novel "Death of Innocence" the short version of it can be found here --->
"Death of Innocence"
The story is that of a young vampire hunter who must solve the mystery of a string of deaths in her city. During the course of her investigation she rescues a young reporter who may just hold the key to to what she is looking for.
If you'd like to read my short story "A Day in the Life of Zoe" it can be be found here--->
"A Day in the Life of Zoe"
Based in the same Shadow Hunter universe as 'Death of Innocence' , a potential Shadow Hunter must juggle her job, her girlfriend, and her duties to the Tribunal, all while searching for a missing 6 year old kidnapped by vampires.
It's not necessary to read the novel before the short story as they are both stand alone fictions but it may help so as to be more familiar with the 'Shadow Hunter' universe.
Enjoy.
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| Holiday Fic |
[Jan. 9th, 2007|11:11 am] |
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Author: terias_mcklayWritten For: ariestessFor the Holiday fic round on getyourtoasterRating: Um.. Pg13ishDisclaimer: Not mine, wish they were, but not mine.
Prompt3: pairing: Laura/Kara rating: as nasty as you want it squicks: easy answers, easy insanities, excessive mush prompt: Kara needs to deal with the aftermath of Leoben's torture & Laura wants to help *Authors Note- Livejournal and I are having extreme disagreements so hopefully this post goes well.* |
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| Creative Writing/Fic Challenge |
[Nov. 8th, 2006|02:20 am] |
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| | The Hum of My Computer | ] |
Okay, so, way back in the day... (ie about two months ago) there was a young college student who was doing a fic challenge between friends. However, due to school, time constraints and various other RL commitments the fic challenge fell by the way side. That is, of course, until the opportunity to combine both the fic and an assignment for my "Creative Writing" course emerged. So, without further ado, I give you all 'The Canyon'.
Title: The Canyon Author: Terias McKlay Written For: Fic Challenge Between Friends Pairing: Whoever our imagination comes up with Word Count: 831
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| Oh Boy |
[Sep. 13th, 2006|11:18 am] |
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| | distressed | ] | The publisher I had planned on first submitting my book to has tanked. So, I'm franticallly trying to switch the format of the book to meet my next choice's requirements. Oi vey. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 31st, 2006|08:49 pm] |
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Title: Weakness
Written for: selenay_x for the Boomer round on getyourtoaster
Written by: terias_mcklay
Pairing: Laura/Boomer
Rating: Um…Pg13ish?
prompt 1 character you want paired with Galactica Boomer: Roslin up to three things you want to see in the story: New Caprica, Isis, religion up to two things you don't want to see in the story: fluff preferred rating: dark
*Author’s Note: Didn’t come off as slashy as I wanted it to. I apologize, I just couldn’t manage to put them together in a manner that came off as ‘right’ to me.*
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| Friend Challenge |
[Jul. 27th, 2006|05:41 pm] |
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| | The Songs In My Head | ] |
Fic Challenge Between Friends
Written By: terias_mcklay
Written For: thecapillary
Pairing: None really, just fluff. Maybe Sara/Catherine if you squint really hard.
Fandom: CSI
Challenge: A fic with cooking.
Disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue, I'm broke. Also, it's unbetaed and the challenge was to have 500-1000 words in two days. If it's not my best offering feel free to blame the person who set the deadline ;) (PS I'm over the word count, sorry)
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| Cain Knows Too |
[Jul. 3rd, 2006|10:14 pm] |
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Pairing: Cain/Gina
Written by: terias_mcklay
Written for: furiesfor the Cain round on getyourtoaster
Rating: Rish maybe for the violence.
Disclaimer: Not mine. If they were Kara and Laura would share a lot more screen time.
*Author’s Note: This is a companion piece to “She Knows”. It didn’t quite turn out the way I wanted it to and I apologize if it’s not up to par. July 2nd kind of crept up on me and since I’ll likely be without a computer for the next two weeks I thought better to post ‘as is’ rather than being ridiculously late.*
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 12th, 2006|08:03 pm] |
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| | frustrated | ] | Okay, so, there's a particular publisher that I would prefer to have do my book. They indicate in their submission guidelines that they look for works around 150,000 words. That's fine.
My book was only 100,000 words or so originally and my beta indicated that their was some discontinuity. I figured I'd make the story flow better by adding the extra 50,000 words, which considering that's another 100 pages, is no mean feat.
However, I did it, thereby making the story better, more continuous etc. Now, I decided just for the sake of it, I would look around to see what other publishers consider appropriate word length. Lo and behold, most other publishing firms require a minimum of 50,000 and an absolute max of 120,000 words.
So, now I have a greatly improved version of my book that I can only send out to one publisher. I will have to edit the hell out of it to pare down the word count if my first choice rejects me. I wouldn't be so irritated if I didn't think the book would lose alot of the quality if I started cutting out the new additions.
Do I hope that my first choice accepts me and just wait it out? Or, do I start another edit of the book to get the word count down in case I get rejected thereby minimizing the time between when I can hand out the manuscript to the next Publishing House on my list. Which, by the way, I still have no idea who it is going to be.
I believe Mutant Enemy said it best: GRRR. ARGH. |
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| Link To Femslash Today |
[Jun. 11th, 2006|09:55 pm] |
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| | Baby Got Back- Sir Mix-a-lot | ] | My Entry was large, too large evidently. LJ wouldn't let me go in and change the entry when I realized I had no link to the actual femslash challenge.
So, here it is Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 11th, 2006|09:06 pm] |
Written for the ‘Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines’ femslash challenge for syrenslure
Pairing: T’Pol/Hoshi Rating: Pg13 Author: Terias_McKlay Prompt: request two:Enterprise pairing: Hoshi/T'Pol NC17: Sure, if you can work it in squicks: Not a squick, but Pon Farr fic is a bit overdone, please avoid prompt: First season, or early canon, if possible, want to see elements of friendship, or a deeper understanding, not PWP, ... maybe sharing a book, or discussing literature. Author’s note: This came out a little (or maybe a lot) longer than I meant it to. Chalk it up to having five weeks to write and a slow down at work.
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| Starbuck Round Pinch Hit |
[Jun. 11th, 2006|08:27 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | boomer, starbuck | ] |
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| | Cheap Trick Kinda Girl-Infernal | ] |
Written by: Terias_Mcklay Pinch Hit for: litzie for the Starbuck round on getyourtoaster Pairing: Starbuck/Boomer Rating: PG 13 (just because me writing a good PWP is about as likely as Tonya Harding successfully completing an anger management course.)
Spoilers: Um… None I don’t believe. It’s pre-Cylon attack.
Prompt Three: character you want paired with Starbuck: GalacticaBoomer (pre-cylon realization) up to three things you want to see in the story: Stuck planetside together, first time, alcohol up to two things you don't want to see in the story: preferred rating: PG-13 or above
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