Of his bones are coral made

[pameladean]

Well, I hope so,anyway.

Below the cut you will find a brief report on my progress with Abiding Reflection, the one-volume redaction of what was originally called Going North. ("You certainly can't call it Going North now," remarked Raphael. "There's no going left in it.")

I am trying to be vague enough to avoid major spoilers, but if you are particularly sensitive to them, you may wish not to look.



I have finished Arry's first chapter. At the moment I am not planning to write her a separate prologue. Since she now arrives on her own and has to explain herself, rather than being vouched for by family, she has to make an account of herself, and I think that this provides enough explanation to go on with.

The majority of this chapter is new. I was writing between 600 and 1000 words a day on it. This is faster than I usually write. Of course, one of the benefits of having to shrink the book down this way is that it is, in fact, already written. I know who is on the Council of Heathwill and what they look like. I know what Arry has decided to do later on. I know who will teach her, where she will end up living in the absence of family, what Heathwill looks like.

A few fractures in the relations of some of the characters showed up unexpectedly, but I think that is probably all to the good. Also, since Arry has no other company, the cats are taking a larger part in things than they did. I'm having fun with that; I guess we'll see if that, too, is all to the good.

Next, I'll write Ruth's first proper chapter. I am hoping that most of this will be manageable with cutting and pasting, but there will be a lot of new transitions to smooth over, and I don't even know yet what is going to change in the light of the new prologue and Arry's first chapter.

I hope your work is going well, whatever it may be.

Pamela

Comments

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Coraggio!
A minor thing but mine own - something went click-whirr-chuggachugga in my mind during the week and unstuck me from a position of wondering how I was ever going to turn a conference paper into a book chapter of approximately double the length.

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

A few more hours of good work on this paper and I should be done. That makes me happy. I have written some good footnotes, but damned if I can tell which ones they are amid the crowd. :)

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I'm using up extra yarn to make winter things (hats, scarves, mittens, etc.) for the local charity.

[von-krag.livejournal.com]

Of his bones are coral made

I've loved Laurie Anderson since the late 70's. I wish she'd come out with new work.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize Laurie Anderson quoted The Tempest. Must listen to more of her.

[von-krag.livejournal.com]

I've seen and read the Tempest many times over the years. I just missed it this time, I went Laurie's music in recognition of quote.

[eavanmoore.livejournal.com]

You know, I discovered Laurie Anderson thanks to Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary. Wonder how many other thirteen-year-olds did? :-)

[kitryan.livejournal.com]

That's how I discovered her, I was quite a bit older though :)

[pameladean]

Whatever the age, this pleases me inordinately.

P.

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

Ha, me too! I'd heard O Superman and some older stuff, but JGR turned me on to the Strange Angels album.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

The review I've been working on for the last couple of months was submitted to a peer-reviewed journal today. Hope it works out!

(Still stressing about the general exam Monday, but either way it will be over soon.)

[orcaarrow.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!