The little blog of conceptual nonsense Vox 2009-09-25T19:39:55Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d4142e2b79685e/ A haven for random thoughts and lost minds In 2005.... tag:vox.com,2009-09-25:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e0123ddce7583860d 2009-09-25T17:59:06Z 2009-09-25T19:39:55Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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...with 56,353 words, there was Technomancer In 2006, with 6,231 words, we don't talk about The Diabolist's Debt, so moving swiftly on... In 2007, with 68,151 words, there was Cold Spell In 2008, with 62,940, there was Devon Davies' Destiny ...

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]]> It's here! tag:vox.com,2008-11-04:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e0109d0e81651000f 2008-11-04T12:28:40Z 2008-11-05T02:42:53Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Yes, NaNoWriMo has started, and so far it's going really well. My plot is vaguely coherent, my characters are starting to find their voices and even though I'm not sure how it ends I've got some good ideas for conflicts coming up. Things are appe...

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]]> 2 weeks to go! tag:vox.com,2008-10-18:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e00fa96a3d3f80003 2008-10-18T09:31:19Z 2008-10-18T09:37:00Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 2nd post of the day, 2 weeks until NaNoWriMo. And no so long ago I was bragging that I had my plot all planned out so I would not be blogging my NaNo prep. Well I got bitten by a plot bunny and for the last couple of days I've be planning industr...

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]]> Goal update tag:vox.com,2008-10-18:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e0100a80435f5000e 2008-10-18T08:54:11Z 2008-10-18T08:54:11Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Gosh, it's been a while. Got a couple of posts to do today, so lets just get cracking on that goal list: 1) Get at least 1 rejection letter from a publisher for a short story (acceptance letter counts too!) OK, I'm calling this one and epic fail...

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]]> Here we go again! tag:vox.com,2008-09-01:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e00fa9696dc560003 2008-09-01T15:09:39Z 2008-09-04T12:17:21Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom It's NaNoWriMo! OK, not for another 2 months yet, but I'm so psyched up :). I'm normally be tempted to blog my prep journey, but I'll all really. 2 weeks in Scotland with a mini notepad from Venice and I have 24 glorious chapters of plot. That mi...

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]]> Forgot June? tag:vox.com,2008-07-19:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e00fa9689784c0003 2008-07-19T09:34:39Z 2008-07-19T09:36:50Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Whoops, I didn't do a June round-up. How remiss of me. Well I have been very busy trying to do things on my list, and going to Venice with my lovely hubby for our anniversary. I'll do a quick one now, though I can't remember what was last month a...

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I finished the comic! Yay! Here it is. This is just part of the complete poster that will make up my entry to the Seventh Sanctum contest. The challenge is to advertise the item, in this case the Cursed Flute of History Circles. Obviously, the cur...

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]]> They're all sticky! tag:vox.com,2008-06-16:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e00fad691f0bf0004 2008-06-16T15:08:32Z 2008-06-19T12:09:00Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bardandwizard

Behold! Some very Order of the Stick-esque cartoons. I've been playing around with Inkscape under the skillful tutelage of my dear hubby and I found a tutorial through the inkscape website that tells you how to make little OotS avatars: http://www...

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]]> Cold Spell - Chapter One tag:vox.com,2008-06-10:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e00fad68f3e820005 2008-06-10T12:17:36Z 2008-06-10T12:20:40Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Yes, here is it, for one time only, Cold Spell. The first chapter, in 'really not polished but at least all the major plot elements are there' form. After this draft I need beta readers, so I might be begging for volunteers! Anyway, chapter one i...

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]]> June Already? tag:vox.com,2008-06-04:asset-6a00d4142e2b79685e00fa967be30a0003 2008-06-04T08:52:50Z 2008-06-04T08:58:20Z Star Kitten http://starkitten.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Last month wasn't really a great month for my goals. I guess it was more of an exercise in keeping my head above water, but I got through it. Anyway, let's see how badly I did. 1-3 & 7) The Writing Goals I haven't done anything! No work on Cold S...

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