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lauraanne_gilmanLost in the roil of weather-relating gripings and political happenings is the fact that, over the weekend, I put to bed two of my three freelance obligations, completed the read-through for HARD MAGIC (and will now let it rest for a week before talking to my betas), read through the material for this week's CGAG meeting, and am waiting to talk to madame Editrix before embarking on revisions on an Anna Leonard project.
So. On Monday I took out the materials for THE VINEART WAR and, armed with mademoiselle Editrix's* notes, reworked them to my satisfaction and sent them off for her contemplation. And then, desk cleared and caffeine at the ready.... I set up the notebooks, the sticky notes, the highlighter pens, the x-acto blade, and the tape, and officially began Research Mode. There's a knee-high stack of magazines and reports to go through, and then half a dozen books, and a notebook to fill with my scribbles and post-its and cut-out taped-up scraps of paper...
Am happy geek. I think I need to open a bottle to celebrate. Although, er, maybe I'll wait until it's not 97 degrees outside.
And I need a Research Meerkat Icon. Hrm..
*both madame and mademoiselle are unmarried, but there's enough of an age difference between them that this was the easiest way to keep it straight. I can't just use first names because Madame Agent is also a Jenn, and that way leads to very confusing conversations! And using last names, although Ma'mselle and I have done that for years, sounds so very very Prep School when blogging....
So. On Monday I took out the materials for THE VINEART WAR and, armed with mademoiselle Editrix's* notes, reworked them to my satisfaction and sent them off for her contemplation. And then, desk cleared and caffeine at the ready.... I set up the notebooks, the sticky notes, the highlighter pens, the x-acto blade, and the tape, and officially began Research Mode. There's a knee-high stack of magazines and reports to go through, and then half a dozen books, and a notebook to fill with my scribbles and post-its and cut-out taped-up scraps of paper...
Am happy geek. I think I need to open a bottle to celebrate. Although, er, maybe I'll wait until it's not 97 degrees outside.
And I need a Research Meerkat Icon. Hrm..
*both madame and mademoiselle are unmarried, but there's enough of an age difference between them that this was the easiest way to keep it straight. I can't just use first names because Madame Agent is also a Jenn, and that way leads to very confusing conversations! And using last names, although Ma'mselle and I have done that for years, sounds so very very Prep School when blogging....
