{"id":540,"date":"2018-04-15T10:27:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T14:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grimaulkin.com\/ljacob-today\/?p=540"},"modified":"2018-04-15T10:27:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T14:27:21","slug":"the-end-is-nigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grimaulkin.com\/ljacob-today\/?p=540","title":{"rendered":"The end is nigh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grimaulkin Redeemed<\/em> is at 39K words, and I just started what I believe is the beginning of the \u00a0ending of the main plot. I have to throw in a few side plots for filler. I’m especially concerned why a certain antagonist is even in the story. If I take him out, a lot of really good stuff goes with it; not to mention about 10K words. Kill my darlings? No., that’s too easy..I’m going to fit that damn square peg in the round hole.<\/p>\n

I didn’t do my homework last weekend, working on Redeemed<\/em> and my own personal homework instead. \u00a0While doing laundry, I can work on Earth<\/em>, specifically Virgo<\/em>, and at least get that one in the can. Taurus<\/em> is giving me trouble because, well, it’s pretty obvious that a Brokeback Mountain<\/em> scenario just screams for that one. Yes, there’s a cowboy involved. Yes, there are cows involved. (Steer, not cows…gotta get that straight.) But I can’t copy Brokeback Mountain<\/em>. And it’s sounding a lot like Cancer<\/em> right now, so I have to do something to twist it.<\/p>\n

My son asked me about War Mage<\/em> and I kind of wanted to hide under the seat. I have such a hard block with it. I want to make it realistic. But I don’t want to get hate mail from veterans saying, “You got this wrong.” \u00a0And because the internet and books are somewhat classified, I can’t get the full picture and the details. I tried to read a critically acclaimed book about soldiers at war, but the print was so small I couldn’t see it. Audible to the rescue (I hope it’s in there)!<\/p>\n

I hope to get to 42K by next week, as I will be busy for the second half of the week and may not get to write. I’ll do laundry and get Virgo<\/em> out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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