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Thursday roadkill report
Jul. 27th, 2006 10:34 amOne dead porcupine, very neat, on the hill leading up out of the bog.
Did _not_ institute a game of phone tag this morning early, so I was able to get out for my bike ride before the clouds broke up. Still humid, still came back just about as wet as if I'd been riding in the rain, but not nearly as hot as it will be later. And no thunderstorms yet.
Got another critique on SIGNATURES yesterday (thanks, Catja!) and now must decide what parts of it to ignore (sorry, Catja!). Part of that decision comes down to the "It's not a bug, it's a feature" argument -- detective noir fiction has a different set of conventions than fantasy, and while this book _is_ fantasy, I've shoved it firmly into the other set of genre conventions. Nice Agent Lady seems impressed with the "voice", for example, a distinct change from my previous work.
Once I dump the racist language, that is.
15.30 miles, 1:05:20
Did _not_ institute a game of phone tag this morning early, so I was able to get out for my bike ride before the clouds broke up. Still humid, still came back just about as wet as if I'd been riding in the rain, but not nearly as hot as it will be later. And no thunderstorms yet.
Got another critique on SIGNATURES yesterday (thanks, Catja!) and now must decide what parts of it to ignore (sorry, Catja!). Part of that decision comes down to the "It's not a bug, it's a feature" argument -- detective noir fiction has a different set of conventions than fantasy, and while this book _is_ fantasy, I've shoved it firmly into the other set of genre conventions. Nice Agent Lady seems impressed with the "voice", for example, a distinct change from my previous work.
Once I dump the racist language, that is.
15.30 miles, 1:05:20
