The Finish Line

I'm not done, but I'm the closest I've ever been to publishing my novel. I met with my editor Friday and he was pleased with my progress. He really feels we can publish by the Summer Solstice.
(I have a thing about the Precession of the Equinoxes, it's an important part of my story.) I've already logged 35 of the 50 hours I pledged to edit for National Novel Editing Month-- that's 70% of my goal. I've been averaging three hours a day. So, if any of you Nanoers find your way here, please post a quick comment -- even if just to say "HI, I stopped by!" Thanks!

Here's the Log again for the 300+ of us editing this month.

We Vote with our $$$$

It kind of warms my heart that people are still bitching about the dismal mess that was the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Not only did they snub (my polite word for this) Lauren Bacall by not putting her fabulous career on the big screen during the show, they completely forgot to include Ricardo Montalban in the memoriam. Montalban was not only Khan in the famous Star Trek movies, but made over 30 other movies in his long and distinguished career. I hope Hispanics take up this cause, and help boycott the Oscar BS next year. Several other actors and actresses who died were ignored; Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur, to name two, and only a glimpse of Patrick Swayze, as I recall. Yet, they found time for that horrible horror-clip montage, which made no sense.

Here comes my biggest complaint. In the 21st Century, this fuddy-duddy institution refuses to reward the most revolutionary science fiction epic of all time. The Academy may think that indie flick Hurt Locker which earned only a fraction of the $2 BILLION that Avatar brought in was the best movie, but those who vote with their wallets (the "pimply faced", as NY critic snob addle-brained Edlestein claims) think differently. And, now out comes Green Zone, with essentially the same plot as Hurt Locker -- so perhaps it too will walk with Oscar next year when I'm no longer watching or caring.

Don't get me wrong, I was all for Bigelow becoming Best Director and taking her place as the first female Director to achieve that award. But Best Picture, NO!

The Academy has a history of disdain for anything SF. Think of this: Annie Hall received the Oscar in 1977, not Star Wars. Did 2001: A Space Odyessey, perhaps the most significant movie of it's era, win? No, Oliver! won in 1968. Need I say more? Yes, one more thing: Tom Hanks, Governor of the Academy, you should feel ashamed. It was bad before, but now you are in charge of the "Worst Award Show in the World..."
(said long and drawn out the way Keith Oberman would.)

I'm done. I was done Sunday night, but now I am FINI. The End.

March Madness

My friends will yawn and say, "So, what's new?" or "whaz up with that?" since I've been editing pretty much non-stop since October 28. But, this is National Novel Editing Month and more than any other year it's perfect for me! We pledge to spend at least 50 hours editing, rewriting and as the icon says POLISHING. My deadline, which is TODAY, was to complete a pass of rewriting the story. I'm on track-- only a few thousand words to go to cross that line. I had a 5K day Monday! I will do it somehow... I have to. It's Phil's Phased Out Day, aka the day Philip K Dick died in 1982. That has a LOT to do with my novel. Be sure and come back here to get a copy later this spring!!!

Can't promote something that's not done, but I am manifesting it. Yikes, better log out of here and into Word and get moving across that finish line! More on EdMo later!! But while I'm writing, click on that link. And, if you have a novel that needs some work, join in! C'mon! You can track me here, to make sure I really am logging hours: NanOedMo Hours Log. (ZenWoman, of course ;)