Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: exhausted
  • Music: Delta Rae, "Country House."

Draft status -- CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT.

Total words: 122,700.
Chapters: Thirty-one.
Pages: 412.

Reason for stopping: draft one is finished.
Music: Delta Rae.
The cats: Lilly, bed; Alice, unknown; Thomas, bed.

Did somebody get the number of that truck?

Well, there you go. Draft one is done. I have edits to process, corrections to make, structural elements to adjust, and lots and lots of trimming to do—the book is currently somewhere between five and eight thousand words longer than it needs to be, the length of a short story, if you wanted to write a short story made up mostly of "just," "that," and assorted wishy-washy modifiers. But the words are on the page to be mucked about with. The first draft is finished.

I am exhausted and I feel sort of beaten, but the draft is done. Tonight, I will drink deep from the keg of victory. BRING ME THE FINEST MUFFINS AND BAGELS IN THE LAND!

Draft!
Tags: book status, chimes at midnight, toby daye, word count
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kidogirl

October 9 2012, 00:35:09 UTC 4 years ago

Woo! Congrats. :)

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 14:59:26 UTC 4 years ago

So. Tired.

wenhaver

October 9 2012, 00:53:40 UTC 4 years ago

Congrats! I can't imagine how awesome that must feel. I raise my pumpkin spice latte to you!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 14:59:48 UTC 4 years ago

Glee!

vulpine137

October 9 2012, 01:03:26 UTC 4 years ago

Go Team Machete :)

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:00:00 UTC 4 years ago

Chop chop.

phoenixsansfyr

October 9 2012, 01:09:16 UTC 4 years ago

What if I bring you pumpkin beer?

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:00:09 UTC 4 years ago

I will drink it down.

phoenixsansfyr

4 years ago

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beccastareyes

October 9 2012, 01:11:06 UTC 4 years ago

Victory! Enjoy the season of pumpkin and spiced everything and also candy corn!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:00:19 UTC 4 years ago

Mmmm, candy corn.

catsittingstill

October 9 2012, 01:13:24 UTC 4 years ago

Hurray! Have a virtual cupcake. Have two, they're smaller than they taste.

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:00:35 UTC 4 years ago

Okay, "they're smaller than they taste" may be my new favorite line.

ebartley

October 9 2012, 01:13:56 UTC 4 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:00:43 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

phoenix_singing

October 9 2012, 01:22:09 UTC 4 years ago

Victory! ^_^

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:00:55 UTC 4 years ago

CORNKITTY TESTED
CORNKITTY APPROVED

kyrielle

October 9 2012, 01:26:03 UTC 4 years ago

Woohoo!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:01:03 UTC 4 years ago

Glee.

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seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:01:15 UTC 4 years ago

I firmly believe in pretend food. :)

colliemommie

October 9 2012, 01:34:13 UTC 4 years ago

Huzzah! Sending virtual pumpkin muffins...

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:01:23 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

cgbookcat1

October 9 2012, 01:35:12 UTC 4 years ago

Congratulations! Sending (virtual) pumpkin cookies your way!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:05:15 UTC 4 years ago

Yum!

shanejayell

October 9 2012, 01:37:09 UTC 4 years ago

Yay! I'll eagerly await reading it.

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:29:13 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

pickledginger

October 9 2012, 01:40:21 UTC 4 years ago

¡Brava, brava!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:29:22 UTC 4 years ago

Glee.

serge_lj

October 9 2012, 01:59:28 UTC 4 years ago

Do you first come up with a detailed plot, a broad outline, or do you write by the seat of your pants?

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:29:38 UTC 4 years ago

I combine all the tactics mentioned above. I am a casserole.

wfw_sj

October 9 2012, 02:10:18 UTC 4 years ago

"BRING ME THE FINEST MUFFINS AND BAGELS IN THE LAND!"

I imagine this spoken in Jack Black's voice. Congrats!

dornbeast

October 9 2012, 05:25:25 UTC 4 years ago

I've never actually heard him speak, but because of somebody using him in a fanfic, I think of Kenny Mayne.

I suppose Brian Blessed would be another option, if you want a LARGE HAM approach.

bookzombie

4 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

4 years ago

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weds

October 9 2012, 02:28:26 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  October 9 2012, 02:28:48 UTC

KEG OF BAGEL.

That sounds all wrong.

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:30:07 UTC 4 years ago

...yes, it really does.

gothrockrulz

October 9 2012, 02:34:53 UTC 4 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:30:15 UTC 4 years ago

Glee.

erinwrites

October 9 2012, 02:40:02 UTC 4 years ago

I love you for many reasons, but one of them is that you quoted Josh Lyman in this post. <3

bercilakslady

October 9 2012, 03:03:39 UTC 4 years ago

*Nods* Must agree with that one. :)

seanan_mcguire

4 years ago

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idancewithlife

October 9 2012, 02:42:22 UTC 4 years ago

Yea!
With reference to West Wing, did you see Sorkin's recent discussion between Obama and Bartlett about the first debate:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/dowd-two-presidents-smoking-and-scheming.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:30:39 UTC 4 years ago

Yup.

anna_en_route

October 9 2012, 02:46:32 UTC 4 years ago

Congratulations!

May the muffins of victory be sweet(or you know, savoury if that's what floats your boat)...

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:30:54 UTC 4 years ago

I appreciate a wide selection!

ducktape74

October 9 2012, 02:46:41 UTC 4 years ago

We shower you with candy corn!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:31:06 UTC 4 years ago

BEST SHOWER EVER.

jamileigh17

October 9 2012, 02:57:03 UTC 4 years ago

Whooohoooo! Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:31:13 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

rivertumbled

October 9 2012, 03:07:36 UTC 4 years ago

yay!!!!!!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:31:21 UTC 4 years ago

Glee.

mrsdrjackson

October 9 2012, 04:45:08 UTC 4 years ago

Photobucket

Photobucket

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2012, 15:38:53 UTC 4 years ago

Hee hee hee...
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