What are you working on right now?

Juliana said:
Working on another short. Only one death this time. Well, unless you count an exploding planet. Um, so maybe a few million deaths, then. Oops. I'll just get my hat, shall I?
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My current Beta reader asked me before he got my first batch of stuff, 'should I expect lots of violence and death?' Without thinking I said, a little but no, nothing really. But that was explicit 'on screen' deaths. Then I thought oh yes, my civilisation is attacked by really big bits of 'space stuff'. Possibly billions upon billions of deaths...
 
It's funny how it doesn't seem to count, VB. Not in books, not in movies...

And sadly enough, not in life, either. One death is a tragedy, too many together and it becomes impersonal.
 
Just deciding what to do. I'm 10k into a kind-of Dick / Norton pastiche, there's a couple of noir pieces on the boil, plus the siren call of big bugs smashing Earth's last defenders.
 
Playing around with some ideas for a novel based around my horror short. More of an urban fantasy thing, I think. For the moment, just sketching out small scenes while I think about it.
 
Finally got some writing in! Started a short for an anthology call and wrote 1200 words in my WIP. Woohoo. It felt good....really good.
 
Saw a picture of a snowy owl, that highlighted the creature's remarkable yellow eyes. Which prompted - out of nowhere - 1300 words of a new science fantasy story. Dammit, I'm trying to corral these buggers, not breed more. Oh well, the unruly herd of fragmentary prose grows a sizeable new member. :D
 
I'm writing a lot of personal reflections about my teaching career. I find that journaling is very effective in this process and develops metacognitive skills.

For leisure, I'm writing book 2 of my YA Fantasy novel series. I'm halfway done the first draft. If this one takes me as long as the first novel did, then I'm looking to publish in two years :(
 
Currently working on the promotion of my first novel that was recently published. I am also writing the sequel which keeps the joy as book promotion seems to be the hard part. Little did I know, but anything worth doing usually takes a lot of work. Best success to everyone.
 
Ew. Today I got to research punctured lungs to see what it would feel like having a sword thrust through it. Also researched the Holy Spanish Inquisition and cross-checked obscure Catholic saints with NYC parishes. Wow it's hard to create a fictitious church in a big city. All the names are taken!
 
Wrote my very first sex scene. It's between teenagers, so hopefully I've captured the right mix of embarrassed awkwardness and sweetness.

It was rather fun, and not as daunting as I had imagined... :)
 
I've just taken a break from fiction to write a couple of dozen interview questions for a bunch of sixth formers. Next week is their 'interview skills' day and I've got to interview the prospective medical students. Oh joy.

Now back to my dystopian time-travel work of imagination. As opposed to my dystopian and jaundiced view of the medical profession.... :rolleyes:
 
Juliana said:
Wrote my very first sex scene. It's between teenagers, so hopefully I've captured the right mix of embarrassed awkwardness and sweetness.

It was rather fun, and not as daunting as I had imagined... :)
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I wrote an erotica just to try writing sex scenes that do not (intentionally) make people laugh. Harder than it looks (phnarr phnarr). Taught me a lot about tension (and not just sexual tension either)

Always good to stretch the writing muscles.
 
I've drafting a story which keeps changing it's main premise! Right now, it's about an atheist sorcerer who discovers the ability to kill gods. Among other, sometimes bigger plots. But that's the plot/subplot I'm currently focusing on =)
Today specifically I'm plotting out the ARC after my inciting incident [written yesterday.]
 
The story of "Raemaren and Juili" is based on original King Lear (not Shakespeare's), Travels of Ibn Battuta / Marco Polo, Arabia/North Africa/Middle East Nomads and Treasure Island (the Bad Guys in Original Leir are the Space Pirates).
Space based with one planet visit and Giant Space Station. Starships with Interstellar "Jump" drive (only possible 10 light days or more from a Star depending on System) and giant Linear Accellerators / Ion Drive for Normal Space. 4th WIP of possibly 7 to 10+ stories in the same "Talent" Universe. Just finished 1st Draft of the Earth based one in the Series. "The Solar Alliance."
 
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