Saturday, December 31, 2005
Music of the muse
I know I've written here about the fact that I choose specific music per book. Thursday proved how invaluable the habit can be for me. I was only going to organize a few notes for Merry 5, but to do it I turned on the musical I'd been listening to for the last Merry book, A STROKE OF MIDNIGHT. The musical was Jekyll and Hyde. I didn't really want to work. I wasn't in the mood to work, but as soon as the singing/talking introduction finished I was suddenly thrown back into the world, the character's, all of it.… Read More
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Posted by LKH on 12/31 at 06:52 AM
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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Chapter Two, by accident
I edited the first chapter of Anita 14 this morning, but when I tried to do the outline a funny thing happened. I now have chapter two done, and notes on chapter three. I am not intending to write this book right now. I can't. Merry 5 is next in the deadline schedule. But damn, I have nearly forty pages of Anita 14. Apparently the book is ready to be written. I guess I should have expected it. For one thing I've finally had enough of a break from work that the writing is pushing at me again. Pushing… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/29 at 12:39 PM
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Chapter one
I finished the first chapter of the next Anita book. Once I've edited it, and finished a rough outline of some of the major points then I can ship it off to New York, put a copy in my file system, and the decks will be cleared for me to concentrate on Merry 5. The chapter will be there waiting for me months from now when I get finished with Merry. I'm off to bed now.
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Posted by LKH on 12/28 at 09:07 PM
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Organizing the creative
Today Trinity is at a friend's house for a play date. So today is the first day back to work for Jon and myself. And for the rest of the staff, too. Jon is back to work on the first draft of the script. We're actually reversing the process that I do on the books. I do a draft, or several, of a book before anyone else looks at it. Of course, all I'm wanting is someone to tell me if it makes sense, or if my dyslexia has kicked in I've used the totally wrong word in a… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/27 at 09:05 AM
Monday, December 26, 2005
Happy Holidays
Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa. Sorry we missed the start of Hanukkah by a day. But everyone enjoy their holidays. I so don't get this whole being insulted because people say happy holidays and not Merry Christmas. Contrary to what some people may think you can't actually tell by looking at a person what faith they follow. I have a lot of friends that are Christian, and none of them are insulted by being bid happy holidays. It seemed like a nice compromise so that you wouldn't be in the embarrassing moment of wishing Merry Christmas to someone who… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/26 at 01:51 PM
Saturday, December 24, 2005
We Wish You a Merry Christmas… Or Yule
Its now officially Christmas.
Happy Holidays from All of Us at LKH Central.
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Posted by Jonathon on 12/24 at 10:03 PM
Additions to the unmerry Christmas List
Two additions to the unmerry Christmas list of movies: "The Blue Carbuncle" a Sherlock Holmes Christmas mystery, and The Vicar of Dibley's "The Christmas Lunch Incident." The Vicar of Dibley is a very funny series. The Christmas episode is the one that we saw first and made us order the rest of the series. Sadly, I've only been able to find it on VHS, not DVD. Sigh. The vicar special is actually one where no one dies, and it's heart warming, very funny, and very feel good. But somehow, strangely, it's still not on the traditional list of holiday… Read More
Posted by LKH on 12/24 at 02:21 PM