learned today: media mail rocks.

[aamcnamara]

Today I made about 400 new words on the story I started working on yesterday. A lot of it is filler, but now I have a few more characters to use when I tighten everything up later, and know a little bit more about my main character. (Including that I need to do a bunch of research to get his narration right. Ouch.)

I also sent off my box of books to college--14" x 14" x 14" box, pretty much completely full. Sending it off terrified me. I was glad that the postal workers didn't start heaving it into any bins while I was still there, because if they had I probably would have walked around for several hours looking at things without seeing them. (I attach to books as physical objects. Also--those are fifty of my favorite books, right there! If that gets lost, what do I do? Cry and then buy new ones, I suppose, but still.)

Revisions on the dead people in lakes story are still pending, because I have too little brain for them tonight, but just enough brain for outlining the rough draft of my novel. I'm seven chapters into it, out of thirty, and already seeing many, many things that are wrong. My brain keeps going "Alena! Why do you need to outline the draft you have already written? You know what happens in it, after all..." but I cannot let myself listen. Even though it's painful, I figure I'd better keep going, because I'm guessing I'll find as many things wrong again in successive chapters.

Comments

[aliseadae]

You fit fifty in? I want to know which. Also, you are a superhero. The superhero of fitting many books into small boxes.

[araken.livejournal.com]

I still remember the look of disbelief when I hoisted the giant box of Odyssey manuscripts onto the scale at the post office in Manchester and said, "Media mail. No, seriously."

[browniecakemix.livejournal.com]

First of all, I too am remarkably impressed by your ability to fit an illogical number of books into a box that size. Second of all, I was curious as to whether you only packed your favorite books--none of them books you haven't read yet but gladly intend to?

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

I will post a list, one of these days. Under a discreet LJ cut, because that is a lot of titles.

Probably my favorite superpower.

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

I road-tripped back from Odyssey, so I didn't get to do that. Too bad, because that sounds like an awesome moment.

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

Why on earth would I buy a book and not read it?

[mlt23.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed you narrowed it down to fifty. I'm still staring at the series on my wall, trying to break it to them that they can't come.

Out of curiosity, when are you moving in? I feel like almost everyone I know has already left.

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

Today I reread Witch Week and was thinking about how I wouldn't get to read it again for months, unless my college library has it. There are so many books left on my shelves that are like that. (And Lives of Christopher Chant, and Charmed Life--and those are just the Chrestomancis!)

September third. In--exactly a week, actually. Eep. And yeah, almost everyone I know has left, too. If we lived on the same side of the continent, I would say we should hang out. Unfortunately, we will not live on the same side of the continent until, well, I move to college.

[aliseadae]

Bother you two and vcmw all disappearing off to the other side of the continent without me. Come back hereeeeee!

[browniecakemix.livejournal.com]

Because you want to read it...? You know, you don't have to begin to do so the second you walk out of the shop...

[mlt23.livejournal.com]

Geography. Bleh.

I am looking forward to getting a membership at the Boston Public Library, which will hopefully have everything.

[mlt23.livejournal.com]

Come to Boston. We have cookies! (and fluff. Fluff is awesome.)