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[desperance]

When you transmute lead into gold - or indeed spin straw into gold - I wonder if the transition is lossy? If it is, then there may be hope yet. I have finished the edit on 'River of the World', and really all I've done is cut. There were 188,000 words; there are now 152,000. It may be okay, or it may be entirely the other thing. Whatever. For now, it is finished, and I have sent it off to my editor, my agents and my friends.

Feedback, no doubt, will occur. In the meantime - well, who knows? Immediately, I am going to finish this bottle of wine. After that, come what will...

Comments

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Book! Thank you.

Can you hear my printer whirring?

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

you have earned the ceremonial frog.

Enjoy that wine, sir.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Frog! Frog! Frogs all round - you and me and truepenny and I do seem to remember others all clockin' in round about now, a positive knot of frogs, hurrah...

[PS - the new icon is, of course, a Bear. Meet Softly. He goes everywhere with me.]

[durham-rambler.livejournal.com]

Meet Softly. He goes everywhere with me
So I understand. That's the Taipei Ritz, if I'm not mistaken? Should I mention that hidden on your website is a page where you can send an e-card featuring Softly? Though shewhomust reminds me it's still in the old look.

Anyhow, congratulations on finishing the book. I was going to point out that as New York is five hours behind, you had until 5am this morning to complete the task. But you did not need them. I'll see you this evening when we can raise a glass to celebrate.

[devonellington.livejournal.com]

Yes, my dear, finish your wine and start spinning another tale.

Maybe you can fit in one of the short stories you've been mulling over before you start on the play?

Congrats on finishing the edit, by the way. Wonderful!

I'm battling with deadlined articles and tidbits of information and the correct words flitting just beyond my reach as they blast the brickwork right outside the mirror.

On second thought, pass the wine, okay?

[desperance.livejournal.com]

[Passes wine - oh whoops, oh no, bottle empty. Opens new bottle, passes wine...]

[devonellington.livejournal.com]

Ahh, thanks, much better.

Interesting, in the previous post I wrote "mirror" rather than "window" -- wonder what that's about?

Well fortified with the proper wine and with the brick blaster packed up for the night, I'm tackling the articles again.