Progress Report, in which I ask for forgiveness

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Matthew S. Rotundo

Back from that trip to Cincinnati I mentioned last week.  As you might expect, I—

What?

What do you mean I didn’t tell you about my trip to Cincinnati?  I posted it just last week!  Go back through the archives and—

Oh, wait.

Right.  So I didn’t post a progress report last week.  Not that there was much to chat about, but still. I’m sure you were all heartbroken, and you know how much I hate to let you down.  I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.

Anyway, I guess that’s a measure of how hectic my schedule’s been lately.  And with that said, you can probably guess how much progress I’ve made on the writing front.

Well, I’m gonna be home for the next month and a half.  So maybe that means my life will settle down and I’ll actually get a few things accomplished.

Hey, it could happen.

No updates for Write Club.

And so to business.

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Aspiring Writers: Critique Group or Lone Wolf

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Matthew S. Rotundo

Episode 4 of Abby Goldsmith’s Aspiring Writers is now available for your viewing pleasure.  The topic:  “Critique Group or Lone Wolf?”  Join me, Abby, and colleagues Nicole Cushing, Sherry Peters, and Vidya Gopalakrishna as we discuss critique groups, beta readers, getting too many opinions, and much more.

 

 

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Progress Report, in which I let you see me sweat

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Matthew S. Rotundo

And that’s Rewrite Project #1 in the books.  And hey, just because I haven’t done one of these in a while, here’s a Magic Meter, just for kicks:

There.  Wasn’t that fun?

What held this rewrite up for quite a while was a science issue at the heart of a critical plot point.  Orbital mechanics and I aren’t really on speaking terms, as it happens.  I needed to fix it, but how?  I tried coming at it from several different angles, and even thought I had it once, then realized that wasn’t going to work, either.  But at last a workable solution presented itself, and I was able to continue with the rewrite.

The amusingly ironic part of all this?  It amounted to two or three paragraphs in the story.  And most people who read it will never know how hard those paragraphs were.

This writing gig, man.  Crazy.  Dig it.

Never let ’em see you sweat, right?  Well, not today.

Anyway, on to Rewrite Project #2.

No updates for Write Club.

Laterz.

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