About Beth
I am a freelance writer, based in Pittsburgh, PA, specializing in science and technical topics. Yes, I am available for new writing projects! nanowrimo - FINISHED at 63K
I'll keep updating this post as my nanowrimo progress - you can also catch me on twitter or nanowrimo.org.
What follows is my svn commit log for the story.
The background: Lizzie Dodge, a notorious criminal, was offered a one-way ticket to a newly discovered earth-like planet named Eos instead of life in jail. She smuggled her teenage daughter Sarah in with her, and they joined a small miserable village of about two dozen people. They live in the desert, in an orbit-locked planet with boring weather and boring geography, but eventually things get interesting. The daughter, Sarah, is the main character.
How the story is going so far:
11/02
committing!! almost 4,300 words
Lizzie wanders off. Helena takes Sarah on a tour.
Sarah ponders Eosian rocks
Sarah learns that the habitable strip is really narrow.
wc 6,536 - Sarah harvests algae
11/03
wc 7058: Helena begins telling the story of the woman who chased the porcupine to the Sky World.
wc 9024: sarah hears bedtime story, sleeps and wakes up, mom returns
11/05
wc 10,518 : Lizzie takes Sarah to the cave. Sarah learns about the Ox. I add a Table of Contents and proper chapter breaks.
wc 10,788 - just talking about Stinky the cow
11/06
wc 11,025
wc 13,582 - sarah learns about the land claims and what Helena is in for. And she's mad at her mother.
11/07
wc 14,905 - sarah and helena start spinning some wool
wc 17,113 - the story of the man with no story
wc 17,576 - getting ready to kill off the mom ... getting cold feet ...
wc 20,200 - food is moldy, sarah gets sick while village faces famine
11/08
wc 20,800 - Sarah rolls around in her cave and vomits
wc 24,096 - Millard (a red shirt) just died
11/09
wc 24,520 - rambling thoughts about food
wc 25,468 - history of agriculture on the planet AND I BROKE 25K BABY
wc 27,021 - Sarah gets better, wakes up, learns what has happened so far
11/11
wc 30,310 - Millard's funeral and Helena tells a story in which Death is a character
wc 33,889 - mountains and desert plants. Sarah meets and tames the purple tentacled space plant.
11/13
wc 35,193 - they pass through the mountains and see the glittering alien valley below. And there is a village. WTF.
party wanders slowly toward the new village.
11/15
wc 44,294 !!! Ending all plotted out.
11/17
50,015 - Pioneer Village has suffered an earthquake and the people who were sleeping in tents are just fine. But Lizzie lives in a cave made of soft rock that, like silly putty, snaps under high stress.
wc 52,197 - sheriffs from New Hope City are sniffing around the village. They notice something interesting about the geology...
11/19
wc 54,403 - NHC sheriffs discover culmenite and begin negotiations. This could change the face of a(nother) world.
11/20
wc 56,100 - city people take over, sarah & crew sneak over to the city. Helena starts telling the story of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse but falls asleep halfway through.
11/22
wc 59,427 - our gang is in the town trying to figure out what to do. Miles & Isac are getting in trouble again. But oh, what trouble.
11/23
wc 63,727 - THE END.
What follows is my svn commit log for the story.
The background: Lizzie Dodge, a notorious criminal, was offered a one-way ticket to a newly discovered earth-like planet named Eos instead of life in jail. She smuggled her teenage daughter Sarah in with her, and they joined a small miserable village of about two dozen people. They live in the desert, in an orbit-locked planet with boring weather and boring geography, but eventually things get interesting. The daughter, Sarah, is the main character.
How the story is going so far:
11/02
committing!! almost 4,300 words
Lizzie wanders off. Helena takes Sarah on a tour.
Sarah ponders Eosian rocks
Sarah learns that the habitable strip is really narrow.
wc 6,536 - Sarah harvests algae
11/03
wc 7058: Helena begins telling the story of the woman who chased the porcupine to the Sky World.
wc 9024: sarah hears bedtime story, sleeps and wakes up, mom returns
11/05
wc 10,518 : Lizzie takes Sarah to the cave. Sarah learns about the Ox. I add a Table of Contents and proper chapter breaks.
wc 10,788 - just talking about Stinky the cow
11/06
wc 11,025
wc 13,582 - sarah learns about the land claims and what Helena is in for. And she's mad at her mother.
11/07
wc 14,905 - sarah and helena start spinning some wool
wc 17,113 - the story of the man with no story
wc 17,576 - getting ready to kill off the mom ... getting cold feet ...
wc 20,200 - food is moldy, sarah gets sick while village faces famine
11/08
wc 20,800 - Sarah rolls around in her cave and vomits
wc 24,096 - Millard (a red shirt) just died
11/09
wc 24,520 - rambling thoughts about food
wc 25,468 - history of agriculture on the planet AND I BROKE 25K BABY
wc 27,021 - Sarah gets better, wakes up, learns what has happened so far
11/11
wc 30,310 - Millard's funeral and Helena tells a story in which Death is a character
wc 33,889 - mountains and desert plants. Sarah meets and tames the purple tentacled space plant.
11/13
wc 35,193 - they pass through the mountains and see the glittering alien valley below. And there is a village. WTF.
party wanders slowly toward the new village.
11/15
wc 44,294 !!! Ending all plotted out.
11/17
50,015 - Pioneer Village has suffered an earthquake and the people who were sleeping in tents are just fine. But Lizzie lives in a cave made of soft rock that, like silly putty, snaps under high stress.
wc 52,197 - sheriffs from New Hope City are sniffing around the village. They notice something interesting about the geology...
11/19
wc 54,403 - NHC sheriffs discover culmenite and begin negotiations. This could change the face of a(nother) world.
11/20
wc 56,100 - city people take over, sarah & crew sneak over to the city. Helena starts telling the story of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse but falls asleep halfway through.
11/22
wc 59,427 - our gang is in the town trying to figure out what to do. Miles & Isac are getting in trouble again. But oh, what trouble.
11/23
wc 63,727 - THE END.
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2008-11-22.