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Monday, January 17, 2005

62K. But then I got to thinking I didn't really have enough action, and besides, how in the heck am I going to expand on what I've got to the tune of 40K words? Anyway, it turns out I ended up making a reference to some kidnapped people, and either I have to delete it or send my h/h to rescue them, and so I decided on the latter, which, actually, I think will work quite well. I put in the set-up for that this evening, and I suppose tomorrow at the gym I'll figure out where and when to add the actual rescue attempt. Don't know yet if it will succeed. Haven't done even one paper read-through yet. Probably not till I hit 90K or so, I think. At least not until I add in the rescue stuff and see where that puts me.

Also, I have a really cool idea for another historical which I'd like to put in the hopper for next up. The interesting thing is that now that, apparently, I can write at this pace, it seems I really can do two books a year and, more to the point, ought to do so.

Have been reading Maass's "The Career Novelist" and it's giving me the willies. I would rather have my head in the sand about some of these harsh realities. However, my agent was more than right to recommend this book. One thing that bugs me though is his tendency to make not-very-nice remarks about "trashy" novels which, more often than not seem aimed at romance. Sorry, but there are so Romance novels that are beautifully written AND take on "scope". But alas, it's quite true that there are many that are not. But, I ask you, so what? The point is to follow the advice about writing a great story each and every time, and do it often enough to keep your books in print. Hey, no problem! Right.

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