Tin Man: Pirates Notes 09

I don't know if people missed it, but I have started posting chapters of Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic. I'm trying a new for me technique of publishing at the Library and FanFiction.Net a day apart; not sure if I like it yet. You have your choice of reading platforms.

Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic at FF.net
Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic at the BookWorm's Library

Though if you want to keep reading at the Library, the easiest way to do that is to sign up at the Circulation Desk for the newsletter and then you can access the forums as well and leave reviews.

Also my poll could use some votes so I can figure out what to do about the music.

STEAMPUNK!

I will not talk myself out of this one: Steampunk Anthology Contest

So I've been blitzing the nets for inspiration in things steampunk.

Dark Roasted Blend: Steampunk Art Update
Steampunk Jennie's Etsy Store
Coal City Steam
The Beauty of Steampunk Fashion
Steampunk Flikr pool
Steampunk Fashion
Boning Up
BrazenDevice's Etsy Store
Steampunk Fashion Thread
Costume for Journey to the Center of the Earth
Steampunk Empire
Twin Roses Designs
http:Aradani Costumes
Steampunk Airship Pilot
Steampunk Gear Flickr Group
Dirigible Pilot - Orycon 2008
Steampunk Scholar

A lot of these links fall under "things to read later." What I need is my cast of characters. I have a rough idea of what I want to do, really rough. More setting than plot at this point.

Tin Man: Wide Open Spaces

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Contests are bad for my "really, there's no sequels planned for this" declaration. This entry is a snapshot of DG and Cain seventeen cycles after Pirates of the Nonestic. *head desk*

So yeah, it has some spoilers but nothing too damaging I hope. *crossing fingers*

Tin Man: Pirates Editing Update 11

Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic: Second Draft Chapter Progress

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Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic: Third Draft Chapter Progress

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I'm not making any deadlines for myself, but if this week continues to progress this well, I maybe ready to start posting soon. That also depends on the wiki development to stop being a pain-in-the-ass.

2010 Fiction Word Count Week 6

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I've been busy, but not with first drafts of anything. I had some kooky ideas of counting edits, but that has not worked.

What I have been doing:

• Saints won the Superbowl; at least a happy reason to get knocked off the loop
• Editing Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic
• Trying to set up a wiki on the Circulation Desk
• Real life complications with the budget
• Creating the language of Tala's adopted clan to test out Holly Lisle's Create a Language Clinic, which I have owned for years now and haven't actually used. Next will be building Mylte's language for Zy's novel.

Weather is turning nasty in my part of the world. With luck, I'll get a three-day weekend with power so I can cross more items off the to do list and concentrate on finding a new project.

2010 Fiction Word Count Week 5

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Well, I was a little short on January's ultimate goal.

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But I'm not freaked out. As soon as I figure out what new project I start next, I'll be back up to speed.

Tin Man: Pirates Editing Update 10

Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic: Second Draft Chapter Progress

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Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic: Third Draft Chapter Progress

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The bits done on the computer haven't progressed, but I have just finished making all my second draft red marks in all 44 chapters. Now I just have to finish translating them into the computer copy.

Tin Man: Not His Kink Metrics 01

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Finished the first draft Jan. 31, 2010 and totally forgot to keep metrics on it. :p

Can't fill it out now because the NC-17 story is safe at home. But look at that word count. I'm still stunned that my porn idea developed plot (a la Purplehino).

I've wrapped that up but I don't have any more already composed stuff ready to take up the word count for the month of February. Poor planning on my part? Maybe. I'm going to start counting my additions when I edit and words written for the background materials at least until I start writing on a project again.