@pgsundling
A genre-bending #writer with a terse cinematic style. My #sci-fi #thrillers have a dose of hilarious political #satire. 💙📚 🪐📚 #5amWritersClub #ADHD #gamer #dnd Animal lover Give me the benefit of doubt& I will too. Storygraph: pg_sundling Former coder
#5amWritersClub I finished editing a short chapter, 23.20% smaller.
Had an editing session with my alpha readers. The three of us catched up for a while before getting to book stuff.
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#5amWritersClub I finished editing a long chapter, 5.02% smaller.
Falling asleep in my chair. That's a hint to stop.
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I remember hearing traumatic events can cause it. If true, I know exactly when it happened. My sister died when I was 7 and we were very close. I didn't cry at her funeral and screamed that's not my sister. I finally processed it months later and flipped out while drawing. Had trouble drawing since.
Catchy!
At UCLA, I was working with three Mikes, all sitting together. I just greeted them with, "Hey, Mikes."
Names go in cycles. I used to work with the woman behind babynames.com, so I know there are sites for tracking name trends.
2023 I learned what visual person really means. 😲
Aphantasia, for the most part. When I was hurt by the antibiotic Cipro, one of the 15 side effects/consequences(!) was seeing images when I closed my eyes for about 2 weeks. Since I wasn't used to it, it was scary to me.
My childhood.
I could scream that.
I'm doing a full 3rd edition of a book, and it's not like the 1st edition didn't get some rave reviews. Starting an epic sci-fi series with a political thriller and escalating from there would have been something like that, but too hard to market.
I need that. Umm, for doing my taxes.
That's why I love a song with a similar perspective.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5u...
I've taken too long of a break after another injury. Definitely need to get back to the gym.
I saved up for decades and became my own patron. So I'm my own husband in that vein. 😜
I'm sure I've lost some respect from my wife over the not a living wage part.
My favorite business setting music was an elevator music version of Metallica's One. It felt secretly subversive.
Original sound
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8b...
It's a great story, but I keep reading after the end to see back matter. I also read film credits.
Isn't it epilogic, don't you think.
If epilogic was a word.
#5amWritersClub half-way done with editing a chapter, but only 1.65% shorter so far.
I tried really hard to squeeze a couple of beats out of a comedy exchange to make it hit quicker. Those are the edits that make me second-guess myself.
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#5amWritersClub another chapter edited, shorter by 8.49%
The next chapter will be a multi-day slog. To stamina. 🙄💪
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This is the crocodile stitch necklace by Tamara Kelly on Craftsy. I made it in gray recycled cotton. It is made by first stringing some beads on, then working the crocodile stitch with beads at the tip of the scale. I do still need to weave in my ends.
I bought my daughter a year of Craftsy:
Crocodile stitch necklace by Tamara Kelly on Craftsy. She made it in gray recycled cotton, first stringing some beads on, then working the crocodile stitch with beads at the tip of the scale. She still need to weave in the ends.
#crochet #crafts
Ahh. We have to keep our eyes open for things like that. The world changes quickly.
Writer are some of the first that end up in the crosshairs and upheavals can start slowly.
👍 Feedback might hurt sometimes, but it's the key of going from good to great. The bar rises every year.
Nudges are great. I hope your short story ended up how you wanted. 🙏
Life would be flatter without it, but I would have so much more time. 😂
I worked a Pi Day references into my plot. 😂
You have lots of beautiful shots. Exposure to nature is good for our microbiome.
I think you're very right. It all comes down to execution and persistence.
I've gone to a ridiculous extreme on editing. We'll see if the effort ultimately pays off. Might not know until I have a few books done.
I'm very much into crafting, and there are touches that are only visible on re-reads.
1st edition had some superfans, but still needed better pacing in the first half, despite the high-octane ending.(pub)
2nd edition, people loved the aliens, but have to elevate the rest to match. (unpub)
-> 3rd
#5amWritersClub another chapter edited, shorter by 10.91%
I had it down even lower, but came up with another comedy beat to add. Well worth the word count. I was chuckling a storm.
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My series is yet another warning too. I'm a decade behind on writing it...🤷♀️
It was one of the best gifts I've ever gotten. My ex's brother was a well-liked doctor in Lake Geneva. They gave me a signed artbook too. 😍
Lots of possible futures. Sci-Fi will warn, as it always does.
When I see dark pictures like top left, I always worry about oil spills.
I got a private tour of the TSR headquarters in Lake Geneva.
Many of my 35+ year friendships were forged in that game.