Oi Clod!! - Page 11

lookout123 · 09-08-2008, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

That's okay, foot. I'm just glad there are 500 hours in a day, or I'd be doing this forever...

Also, I'm really sorry I punched that baby in the Target parking lot. In my defense, the baby was being kind of a dick.[/obscure reference]

LOL

That's some funny stuff there clodfobbble.

Clodfobble · 09-08-2008, 03:46 PM

The last bit was from here.

Also, ah... sorry Tony, but I really don't think I'm going to make the Sept. 30 deadline for the mad tip jar bonuses. It'll be close, but I think I'll need another week, at least.

Undertoad · 09-08-2008, 04:00 PM

Never a need to apologize.

HungLikeJesus · 09-08-2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

...

Also, ah... sorry Tony, but I really don't think I'm going to make the Sept. 30 deadline for the mad tip jar bonuses. It'll be close, but I think I'll need another week, at least.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Still on track for mid-October finish.

I'll put $100 in the tip mug if she's down to 0 by October 16th. Anyone else?

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

I'm in for a hundred on that action HLJ.

13,169 - there's still time.

Clodfobble · 09-08-2008, 05:09 PM

Oh hell, I might still make that! 12,695 it is!

footfootfoot · 09-08-2008, 09:39 PM

She'll be able to shoot ping pong balls across the room by the time she's done.

BigV · 09-16-2008, 01:26 PM

11,228

sorry I missed yesterday's value.

Ibby · 09-22-2008, 08:32 AM

10,711 as of now...

BigV · 09-22-2008, 01:44 PM

10,512

BigV · 09-23-2008, 06:47 PM

10,051

BigV · 10-01-2008, 01:13 PM

10,051

Clodfobble · 10-01-2008, 02:02 PM

I know.

Okay, look, here's the deal: I'm writing a book, in the vain hope that it might eventually be publishable and thus provide some income to my family. (And that really is the motivation: I love writing, I always have, but while it would be cool to say that I'm good enough to actually get one on the shelves, it's always just been for my own entertainment--up until I lost my steady contract audio gig awhile back. Being really and truly "unemployed" hit me a lot harder psychologically than I thought it was going to, and I really need some way that I can contribute. Yes yes, I'm contributing by raising the kids, blah blah blah... tell that to my psyche.)

So anyway, I decided I was going to finish and polish the story with the best chances of being marketable. For a first-time sci-fi novel, the standard range is 80,000 to 120,000 words. Any less, and it's not a novel, any more and publishers want you to be an established name before they'll make that kind of commitment. So the number in my sig file is counting down from 80,000, because while the final product will be longer than that to some degree, before that point it doesn't matter how good it is, it's not a novel.

But being so close to the end, my work has shifted much more toward revision. Don't get me wrong, there's definitely content still missing--three and a half scenes at the very least--but I need to revise what I have before I can really know where those scenes are going, and I need time away from it so I can revise with fresh eyes. In the meantime I've let my mother and husband take a look at the work in progress so they can hopefully offer some feedback, but I'll need to digest what they say and incorporate those changes in addition to the other revisions, so it's going to be awhile before I really get back into forward motion again.

Long story short: I'm still working on it, it just doesn't look like it. I'm very confident at this point that I'm going to really finish it, probably by the end of the year, which was my original goal. I really appreciate everyone's support.

kerosene · 10-01-2008, 02:08 PM

I'll buy your book when it becomes published.

BigV · 10-01-2008, 02:11 PM

Thank you for correctly interpreting my post as support, and not nagging or worse.

I feel for you Clodfobble. I've been out of work before. I wouldn't wish it on a snake. And I have a well developed fear of deprivation for my family. I know how I felt when my situation was similar to yours. And it sucked. I'm with you there.

But don't blithely discount your current "contribution", please. And, more importantly, don't discount your potential. I say potential, because you're not gettin' paid, *right now*. But that doesn't meant it's not there. It *is* there, you know it and we know it.

You're smart, funny and articulate. And your work is simply unripe, not unworthy. Just so we're clear, ok?

Good luck and git 'er done!

Pie · 10-01-2008, 02:16 PM

Oooh ooh sci-fi, my favorite!

09-08-2008, 03:46 PM	#152
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The last bit was from here. Also, ah... sorry Tony, but I really don't think I'm going to make the Sept. 30 deadline for the mad tip jar bonuses. It'll be close, but I think I'll need another week, at least. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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10-01-2008, 02:02 PM	#162
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I know. Okay, look, here's the deal: I'm writing a book, in the vain hope that it might eventually be publishable and thus provide some income to my family. (And that really is the motivation: I love writing, I always have, but while it would be cool to say that I'm good enough to actually get one on the shelves, it's always just been for my own entertainment--up until I lost my steady contract audio gig awhile back. Being really and truly "unemployed" hit me a lot harder psychologically than I thought it was going to, and I really need some way that I can contribute. Yes yes, I'm contributing by raising the kids, blah blah blah... tell that to my psyche.) So anyway, I decided I was going to finish and polish the story with the best chances of being marketable. For a first-time sci-fi novel, the standard range is 80,000 to 120,000 words. Any less, and it's not a novel, any more and publishers want you to be an established name before they'll make that kind of commitment. So the number in my sig file is counting down from 80,000, because while the final product will be longer than that to some degree, before that point it doesn't matter how good it is, it's not a novel. But being so close to the end, my work has shifted much more toward revision. Don't get me wrong, there's definitely content still missing--three and a half scenes at the very least--but I need to revise what I have before I can really know where those scenes are going, and I need time away from it so I can revise with fresh eyes. In the meantime I've let my mother and husband take a look at the work in progress so they can hopefully offer some feedback, but I'll need to digest what they say and incorporate those changes in addition to the other revisions, so it's going to be awhile before I really get back into forward motion again. Long story short: I'm still working on it, it just doesn't look like it. I'm very confident at this point that I'm going to really finish it, probably by the end of the year, which was my original goal. I really appreciate everyone's support. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-01-2008, 02:08 PM	#163
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I'll buy your book when it becomes published.

10-01-2008, 02:11 PM	#164
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Thank you for correctly interpreting my post as support, and not nagging or worse. I feel for you Clodfobble. I've been out of work before. I wouldn't wish it on a snake. And I have a well developed fear of deprivation for my family. I know how I felt when my situation was similar to yours. And it sucked. I'm with you there. But don't blithely discount your current "contribution", please. And, more importantly, don't discount your potential. I say potential, because you're not gettin' paid, right now. But that doesn't meant it's not there. It is there, you know it and we know it. You're smart, funny and articulate. And your work is simply unripe, not unworthy. Just so we're clear, ok? Good luck and git 'er done! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-01-2008, 02:16 PM	#165
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Oooh ooh sci-fi, my favorite! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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