Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: happy
  • Music: We're About 9, "Move Like Light."

Word count -- Discount Armageddon.

Current stats:

Words: 3,674.
Total words: 50,660.
Reason for stopping: finished chapter fourteen.
Music: a lot of angry goth-punk. I'm in a mood.
Lilly and Alice: sprawling atop high things, dozing.

Progress continues! Discount Armageddon has now shattered the 50,000 word mark, which is always a milestone for me, since by that point, I'm so fully committed that it isn't even funny. Also, under my current estimate of length, I'm within 3,000 words—or one more day of really solid writing—from being to the halfway point. That makes me incredibly happy. Since I have three books going right now (by which I mean "three books I'm really actively writing, as opposed to just plinking at"), anything that makes it seem like one of my babies is preparing for bed is just delightful.

Things that this book contains: ballroom dance. Cryptozoology. Snark. Free running. A strip club with a funny name. Mixed drinks. High heels. Snares. Throwing knives. Talking mice. Illegal sub-lets. Coffee shops. Math. Things this book does not contain: vampires. All told, I'm pretty happy with my "have" to "have not" ratio, especially since Verity keeps kicking people in the head.

Life is good.
Tags: discount armageddon, incryptid, word count
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  • 19 comments

deakat

September 23 2009, 20:54:56 UTC 7 years ago

Judging by your list (along with my experience of Rosemary and Rue), you may be my new favourite writer. I'm really hoping that I have a more-than-adequate income again soon, so that in addition to being able to house and feed me and mine, I will have the pleasure of buying your work and gifting it to friends and family. <3

seanan_mcguire

September 23 2009, 20:57:35 UTC 7 years ago

Awwwww, yay! Thank you. :)

markbernstein

September 23 2009, 21:18:15 UTC 7 years ago

Yeah, I want to read this one. Even though it's probably not the same illegal sub-let that Wendy, Lacey, and Noser live in. :)

seanan_mcguire

September 23 2009, 21:21:06 UTC 7 years ago

Not so much, although Verity and Wendy would probably get on like a house on fire.

rhoda_rants

September 23 2009, 21:23:36 UTC 7 years ago

I'm in slack-jawed awe over your output, and your ability to cram that much fabulousness into a single chapter.

Also: Picked up Rosemary and Rue at our local Borders! I was half afraid they wouldn't have it. Might be a while before I get a chance to read it, actually, but I'll review it and link you when I do!

Also-also: I'm looking forward to your zombie trilogy like Christmas.

seanan_mcguire

September 24 2009, 04:03:42 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you for the sale, and for linking your review when it exists. :)

My zombie trilogy is basically proof that I now control the universe. The universe needs more candy corn.

deire

September 23 2009, 21:34:43 UTC 7 years ago

I thought of a T shirt I should paint for you. "Cryptozoologist. You don't want to be here when I figure it out."

seanan_mcguire

September 24 2009, 04:03:53 UTC 7 years ago

WIN!

brightlotusmoon

September 23 2009, 22:02:17 UTC 7 years ago

I need to ask: Have you ever hit a block so intense it took you months to recover? If so, how did you get past it?

seanan_mcguire

September 24 2009, 04:04:25 UTC 7 years ago

I have. I usually get past it by hammering on another project until the original block gets bored and goes somewhere else.

brightlotusmoon

September 24 2009, 18:19:56 UTC 7 years ago

Sounds about right. Thanks! I'll try that.

vincentursus

September 24 2009, 00:33:39 UTC 7 years ago

At risk of joining the 'Me Too' crowd, I'm looking forwards to this as well. Sounds pleasantly Stross-like.

seanan_mcguire

September 24 2009, 04:04:41 UTC 7 years ago

Stross-like?

vincentursus

September 24 2009, 09:17:59 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, that is reminiscent of the writing of Charles Stross.

seanan_mcguire

September 24 2009, 14:11:35 UTC 7 years ago

Interesting. I appear to have read nothing he's ever written.

idancewithlife

September 24 2009, 00:37:20 UTC 7 years ago

**wants to read--badly**

I adore good snark

seanan_mcguire

September 24 2009, 04:05:01 UTC 7 years ago

So do I!

jacylrin

September 24 2009, 13:08:13 UTC 7 years ago

Well, of COURSE it is full of marvelous snark. It is yours, after all. Which is part of why we love you.

As for kicking people in the head, I've seen those ballroom dancing shoes. They're wicked!

seanan_mcguire

September 24 2009, 14:12:02 UTC 7 years ago

Hell, yeah, they're wicked. Those babies have points.