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I've made considerable changes to my story about the sculptors. It was okay - ish - but needed more oomph so it has more oomph plus a bit of eeeeww-factor.

Also I'm adding to my pirate novel again and have come to the conclusion that while I may not be able to manage sexy, I might make a stab at silly.

But not much point in telling when I could be showing.

'Alike As Two Bees' Snippet Read more... )


'On A Lee Shore' snippet Read more... )

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Jun. 4th, 2011 05:30 pm
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It's such a bitch. I can't fathom why I thought, at the time, it was okay to use the word 'and' so many times. Must be a nervous twitch. So out they come - some of them. I'm aiming for 40%. The thing is that if I can edit them out afterwards I'm quite happy to scatter them like confetti over the story. The last thing I need is to get self conscious about word choice and come to a grinding halt twice a sentence. Spew out the story and mop up the mistakes later is going to be my aim from now on.

So here's another bit of spewage, all hairy and unwaxed.

Read more... )

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