Core Program – 20 Hours
The chapter from Neuro was absolutely amazing. It was easier for me to read, somehow, despite the fact that normally I find Rose a bit dense. Susan Howe is also an excellent writer. I love the fact that when I read her, I have to relax and kind of let it hit, to let all of the pieces gather. I find that when I read it, it doesn’t always make very much sense, but it makes much more sense when it is time for seminar. There were more hours this week than usual because I stayed for the guest speaker. There was also much more reading this week than usual, making for a much denser load. It was enjoyable work, but there was a lot of it.
Sunday – 4 hours
Tuesday – 6 hours
Wednesday – 4 hours
Thursday – 4 hours
How to Survive Being Blessed – 20 Hours
The story continues to grow and grow. The rough draft got up to 62 pages and once again it’s going to get longer when I revise it. I couldn’t pull off the time lapse very well and I realized that there was a whole bunch of stuff I needed to put in so that there wouldn’t be plot holes. I’m starting to get into the parts that I know are going to be hard to write, about Mauri’s assault. I’m starting to get a little bit concerned that the only thing I’m going to be able to get finished is a copy of her story, but I am putting in the required hours and the story is more than a bit of a monster.
Monday – 5 hours
Tuesday – 6 hours
Wednesday – 8 hours
Thursday – 1 hour
Publishing – 10 Hours
I continued to do research on several of the publishers. That was tough work because they don’t always make the sites easy to navigate. It turns out that my story is not quite right for any of them, being about 3,000 words too long for all but one of them and 400 words short for that one. I will work on drafting my first cover letter, as well as a bio and a synopsis of my story, in time for my meeting with Sandra. She agreed to see me as long as there was flexibility was involved because of her busy schedule. Much of the work I can do independently so long as she is there as a touchstone I can also email her as often as I need to. I’m looking forward to hearing about what she thinks of my story in our meeting on Wednesday.
Tuesday – 3 hours
Wednesday – 4 hours
Thursday – 3 hours
Total: 50
Cumulative total: 244