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18 August 2020

 Song mood: Just Like Heaven by the Cure.


Last night, I didn’t write a thousand words like I said I was going to.  Instead I worked on identifying works of art for my poems.  Fortunately some of the paintings had the artist’s name in gilt on the frame.  I was able to identify four paintings and I wrote four poems.


I am half way through Harrow the Nineth.  Just like the first, it is a masterpiece.  Last night I listen to a real exciting part.  Tomorrow, I suspect I will listen to a major event in the story.  The tension that had been building up between characters and things that have been plotted between characters.


There was a sale on Audible and so I bought Broken Angels by Richard Morgan.  The sequel of Altered Carbon.  Now I have a backlog of items to listen to.  

Next up to listen to is: The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe.  I suspect that will be followed up by Broken Angels.


Tonight, I wrote a thousand words in forty-five minutes.  I don’t know what it is about writing in second person POV, but writing seemed to be a whole lot easier.  I suspect there will be a council meeting about what to do with Milo de Ford and then some battle as they try to get him to the wise one, a.k.a. the Traveler.


I decided that I need to change book six in the series.  It’ll still be a Marianne Moore story.  I decided that the Dark Prince has invaded Earth while Milo is trying to find his way home.


Next up to read on blogs: Why Do People Blog? 8 Powerful Reasons Why an article by Jonathan Milligan on his website: bloggingyourpassion.com.  Someone who randomly followed me on twitter and I followed back.  It turns out he writes books and blogs as well.


So far, the story I’m writing now is off to a good start.  I have found a website to get ideas from on blogging.  Summer is coming closer to an end.  And I’m loving the book that I’m listening to.

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