Thursday, October 7, 2010

Tiger Fish

So I got a Kindle for my birthday, thanks to Wife. I read faster on it. I don't know why, but I do. Maybe it's the Pavlov's dog theory of getting to push a button after finishing a page. Speaking of finishing.... just finished Story of a Girl, by Sara Zarr. It was quiet and brilliant on many levels. My kind of tale.  By the way, I've considered spending the rest of my life reading samples on the Kindle. They're free. Plus it'd make me a master writer... of chapter ones. After that, my storytelling would be up in the air. Perhaps I'll stick to complete works. 

WIP Status:  Plugging away on Bird Nerd. Over halfway there. Goal is to finish by Halloween. If I do it, I'll celebrate epically... by participating in NaNoWriMo in November. What am I thinking? I'm not. At all. But seriously, if I reach my goal I'm going to be a book for Halloween. Yes, a book! Spine and all. Don't know how I'll manage the pages, but I'll figure it out. Also, don't know what my goal is. The norm is 50,000 words in a month. But I'm leaning toward shorter, more like a novella. Think Tiger Rising meets Old Man and the Sea. Guess that equals Tiger Fish.

At least I have a title. 

Now I need 49,999 more words. 

3 comments:

  1. Happy birthday, Tracy! The kindle is a wonderful gift; you're a lucky fellow. And I agree, Story of a Girl was amazing. Her voice alone left me speechless.

    Good luck with Bird Nerd and NaNoWriMo. You are rather ambitious!

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  2. Ha! Love it. And that is a great argument for a kindle. I would love one of those things! I'm hoping you'll be wearing a book by the 31st.

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  3. The perfect gift!

    And I can't wait to read your story, whatever the title.

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