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In process -- October 2012



First Draft

“Fairfax”. Around 130K, and I’ve just finished the climax, moving towards the denouement. Should finish this in November. Then what?

Work-related Story Prompt Project
·         66885: Interleaved fields show different inputs

NaNoWriMo planning
·         Outline
·         Logline
·         Characters
·         Research
·         Sign up
I got bogged down in a dilemma here. Nano is 50,000 words, though in 2009 I wrote almost 62K. “The Clairvologist” (terrible working title) is going to be at least 90,000 words. So I have to figure out what I can write now, so I can feel like I can say “the end” at the end of November and feel like I completed the challenge. I guess having done it twice, I’m not even considering not being able to write the required 50K. 
 Update (Oct31, 11:45PM): I realized that teh thing that's going to be dropped is the research. Oh well. 

Editing
·         66885: Interleaved fields show different inputs – second draft. 
 


Knitting
“Night Garden” (Bome) fair isle cardigan. Finished!
Biohazard (pullover) designed by me! Body done to armhole, started first sleeve.
CTH’s Marielund. I’ve had the stuff for this for years and years (at least four years). I will have no trouble wearing this one, so I might as well make it, I figured. The back is done. Sure looks narrow! I guess it will stretch out when I wear it, being ribbing and all.
“Ceremonial Armour”. Cardigan knit from a photo in a Kaffe Fassett book. Cast on.
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