Untitled short story

[feuervogel]

I'm starting work on that short story I was talking about before I went to Europe. Today I got in 375 words (anthology guidelines: 3500-5000; I'm targeting 4000). I pretty much hate all of them, but I figure I can fix them later.

Deadline is Sept 1, so I'm setting a goal for a first draft by ... hmm (looks at calendar and upcoming travel schedule, factors in World Cup action) July 18? That's about 15 writing days in there. If I can get 500 words a day, I'll need 8, then the other 8 I can use to fix the stupid crap.

(Then I can beg people for betas with fast turnaround? I'm getting better at self crit, but...)

Comments

[amakarie.livejournal.com]

I dunno if you wanna keep this under wraps, but can you tell us anything about the subject matter of what you're working on? :o

I would beta but I'm really better at beta-ing on actual paper. You use scriviner for beta work right?

[feuervogel]

It's about Hikaru's first mission as commander of her covert ops unit. The one I posted about some months ago and is set during the International Workers' Day demonstrations-cum-riots. Finally getting a chance to work on it.

Scrivener's an editor, and it's what I use to write. I export drafts to both word and open office format (though pdf is another option.) I wouldn't ask anyone to buy Scrivener on my account (though I recommend it to any writer who uses a Mac, because I LOVE IT. It works with the way my brain works.)