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Status Report for October, 2024
I completed the first draft of Timecrossed Engineer on October 9, whew. I wrote 20,578 words in October to get to a total of 151,752 words, then started in on the authorial reread because per ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ladyrowyn's advice, it's hard to get a beta reader to take another look at the story, so I should make sure it's all there first. ^.^;;
... Good thing I did this, I found one continuity error, whoopsies.
I also dusted off my art supplies and began working on illos for Timecrossed Engineer, I'll attach a few beneath a cut tag!
As far as Netflix goes, I watched Star Trek Prodigy season 2, Exception, an artsy science fiction animation, and I decided to check out Sense8, a series that J. Michael Straczynski wrote... I'm not sure how much I want to keep watching it at this point, it seems a bit Hollywood-ish voyeurism. We'll see if it gets to any real action/science fiction soon or not.
I got my COVID and flu shots! No real issues.
I sent my ballot by mail! It's been confirmed as received.
I switched from summer bedding to winter! (extra comforter, new higher-thread-count sheets) Waaaarm. It's starting to get *cold* in my house. (by which, I mean I have the thermostat set to 68F for energy efficiency reasons)
Here, Xiaoqing, the human protagonist of the story, is putting on a raincoat while Ahrawrer, the cat doctor, is telling her she's crazy for wanting to go out in weather like this.
Two of the characters she encounters quickly when she returns to the past: K'ndo-k'do, a science-specialty cadet (Koglik, a bug with four arms and two legs), and Maihirle, a dangerous-looking cat.
Skri-xoteka on the left is an Ekkenti (bird-like species) holding forth on the virtues of the Union, the Federation-like organization that protects the worlds of this part of the galaxy, while a younger version of Xiaoqing looks on skeptically.
ladyrowyn's advice, it's hard to get a beta reader to take another look at the story, so I should make sure it's all there first. ^.^;;... Good thing I did this, I found one continuity error, whoopsies.
I also dusted off my art supplies and began working on illos for Timecrossed Engineer, I'll attach a few beneath a cut tag!
As far as Netflix goes, I watched Star Trek Prodigy season 2, Exception, an artsy science fiction animation, and I decided to check out Sense8, a series that J. Michael Straczynski wrote... I'm not sure how much I want to keep watching it at this point, it seems a bit Hollywood-ish voyeurism. We'll see if it gets to any real action/science fiction soon or not.
I got my COVID and flu shots! No real issues.
I sent my ballot by mail! It's been confirmed as received.
I switched from summer bedding to winter! (extra comforter, new higher-thread-count sheets) Waaaarm. It's starting to get *cold* in my house. (by which, I mean I have the thermostat set to 68F for energy efficiency reasons)
Here, Xiaoqing, the human protagonist of the story, is putting on a raincoat while Ahrawrer, the cat doctor, is telling her she's crazy for wanting to go out in weather like this.
Two of the characters she encounters quickly when she returns to the past: K'ndo-k'do, a science-specialty cadet (Koglik, a bug with four arms and two legs), and Maihirle, a dangerous-looking cat.
Skri-xoteka on the left is an Ekkenti (bird-like species) holding forth on the virtues of the Union, the Federation-like organization that protects the worlds of this part of the galaxy, while a younger version of Xiaoqing looks on skeptically.
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I should probably keep my house a little cooler, too -- I keep it at 71. But I spend most of my time at my computer and could use my electric blanket to keep warm there.
Love the illustrations! I am tempted to do illustrations for Be That Way but we'll see if I actually do. o_o;;;
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Once you've wound up Apothecaria, who knows, maybe you'll be jonesing to make your next story illustrated. ^.^ But don't push yourself if you're not feeling it, it's all about what makes your creative engine turn over!