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I woke up with a headache, and lay there thinking “Not a migraine today, PLEASE.” But apparently, the headache was a plot bomb about to burst in my skull. Two, in fact, one each for the viewpoint characters involved. As you have heard before, I enjoy plot bombs (words flow out with less effort and at least 80% of them are going to stay.) But I see no reason why these plot bombs had to wake me up after only three hours sleep, instead of letting me rest until daylight and dropping their contributions down my turret hatch then.
That evil giggling noise you hear is the plot bombs’ parting word. Scram, kids, or I’ll be after you with a broom.
Meanwhile, the plot bombs tie in nicely with previous plot bombs, some of which are still only in outline form in the notes. I know what happens to Mmph at the end of Book V, for instance. Not what I earlier thought, either. Hope it sticks. I know how Hrmmph got involved with the whoozis and (to some extent) how that works out. Over a thousand words of it have emerged onto the file so far today.
A good start, but now time for breakfast.
Comment by Daniel Glover — April 10, 2012 @ 8:41 am
Look at it as 1000+ words for getting caught up from all the offline stuff from the past couple of weeks. 🙂
Comment by elizabeth — April 10, 2012 @ 10:48 am
1720 now. It’s slowed down a lot; it always does. But I should make 2000 today. My hand’s cramping a bit so I’m switching to knitting or gardening for awhile.
That particular pair of linked scenes, though…that’s a raging bull pair of scenes. Lunges forward and doesn’t stop for breath. There’s a POV change partway through (needed) and it does not even slow in the transition. Love it when that happens.
Comment by Nigel — April 10, 2012 @ 10:52 am
You are now making want the time to pass quicker!
Your books are a joy to read and re-read.
Hope you do manage to catch up with your sleep
Comment by Moira — April 10, 2012 @ 11:33 am
Can you maybe reward yourself with a mid-afternoon nap? A hammock out in the garden would do nicely.
Comment by elizabeth — April 10, 2012 @ 11:37 am
2145 words now. Hope Hmmmph lives through this. Should–has other work to do in this story. Would hate to have to elevate another character to a POV role.
Comment by elizabeth — April 10, 2012 @ 11:38 am
Moira: I’ll nap when the oomph runs out.
Comment by Elizabeth D. — April 10, 2012 @ 12:52 pm
That’s funny, I had a sudden headache much earlier in the night last night, but I just went to bed and hoped it would pass, which it did by morning. Best wishes, and I hope that some of the characters survive!
Comment by Kathleen — April 10, 2012 @ 3:08 pm
I’m with Elizabeth D at 7 — Please leave enough characters alive so we can have another set of books! (yes, I remain a greedy gus). And a whoo hoo to the plot bombs and words for V.
K
Comment by Jenn — April 10, 2012 @ 5:17 pm
Is there anything more annoying than a character that dies at the wrong time? It should be in their contract to live and finish the job that you intended them to accomplish.
On an aside….Love your blue socks!!! if you want to progress to hats next this is a baby one that is quite simple
http://randomstitches.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/hello-world/
I had a lot of fun playing around with it it became grapes, raspberry and a pumpkin. It is very nice for crisis shelters.
Comment by Naomi — April 11, 2012 @ 6:26 am
I’m rereading Oath at present, love it how it grabs one’s attention! long live plot bombs. By the way, ever tried knitting on a round needle? I bought some in Germany, and altho my efforts have been very tentative, it really feels nice to use the round needle.
Comment by Ginny W. — April 11, 2012 @ 8:12 am
Sieze the plot bomb while it is still fizzing. Otherwise the characters will sneak off the sidelines into another situation entirely, or be distracted by an incidental occurance, or whatever…
Cooking is my solution to aching hands, or shoulders. Especially soup, which can be added to, or neglected, as the need arises.
Comment by Karen H. — April 11, 2012 @ 10:45 pm
About aching hands, my body worker tells me to do the opposite of what you are doing, so if you are writing or typing where the hands are sort of curved in, straighten and spread the fingers and make the hand fingers and the wrist be on the same plane as the elbow. She says you don’t have to do it hard just one to three gentle stretches from time to time.
Comment by elizabeth — April 16, 2012 @ 11:47 pm
Karen H. I do hand and other exercises daily, yes, stretching out the contracted stuff. Started getting serious about it with fencing. Probably why I don’t have any sign of carpal tunnel problems. However, the big problems here are two joints…the reverse stretch doesn’t really help. Knitting, oddly enough, does not use those two joints–so they can rest while other joints accomplish the work. All they need is a half hour of rest after a session of fast typing or too much mousing–and knitting does that.
Comment by Moira — April 17, 2012 @ 3:55 pm
Carpal tunnel whotsits – a modern plague. Glad to hear you’re doing preventative exercises, Elizabeth.
For this and several other reasons, I live for the days of Star Trek. Verbal computer interfaces, instantaneous commutes, Dr. Beverly waving a tricorder and fixing all my aches and pains… Gene Roddenberry had some pretty damn good ideas!