draft four almost 25% done; some statistics
the timeline so far: 01 Jan 2011: started draft 1. Expected it to be 120,000 words 24 Aug 2011: finished draft 1. 235 days. 169,429...
chapter 202: Dogs program the armed rovers
== 2064: The Den, Aristillus, Lunar Nearside Blue stared at a block of code, then shook his head in disgust. There were too many bugs...
chapter 196: Dogs prepare for the invasion
Blue watched the small lifting beam crane hoist the cargo container off the bed of the automated delivery truck. The truck pulled forward, leaving the...
[ some ] novels are like sausage
Apparently large numbers of professional novelists turn out three to four books per year. Here’s an example: Hugh Howey talking about a book he hasn’t...
gravel boats
I’ve blogged this chapter at least once before. It’s one of my favorites. Here it is, after the fourth draft. ============= == 2064: Nan Garde,...
chapter: 40 kilometers above Aristillus
The background: John and the Dogs have been hiking around the equator of the moon for six months. While they were on Farside Earth forces...
Gravity, produced, co-edited and directed by Alfonso Cuarón
This looks amazing: more...
the next big thing
So apparently all the cool writer kids are tagging each other with the “the next big thing” meme. I’m an introvert with out any writing...