Sunday, January 24, 2010

Here, There Be Draugr

I've finished revising my November 2009 (yes, this past November) NaNo book and it feels pretty good. With help from my wife and my friend Mariah, I have found a number of inconsistencies and problem areas, not to mention typos and weird phrasings, and they have been fixed. At least, I hope they have been fixed.

I did a spell check and grammar check and investigated each one. I also did a search for draugrs and replaced them all with draugr. Because, after all, the plural of draugr is draugr, just like the plural of aircraft is aircraft.

I fixed the end and added a torch, but no salt. And I fixed the incantation to get into the lair.

I think it's a good draft. I'm sure there are other problems, but I'm all set right now to enter Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest in just a half hour.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Costa Rica photos

The path up to the lagoon at Poas Volcano.
My favorite photo of the trip. I think it was accidental...


At the lagoon at Poas Volcano. I like the reflection on the water.