Journal

Queries And Monies

Hmm…

After a couple of days of shopping and hanging out with friends and family, I suppose it’s time to figure out the query letter, a process that will likely take a long, long time. Especially since it’s my first.

I have a vague idea of what I need to do, but the fact is that until you seriously consider it, a synopsis or summary of your book seems like the child’s play. And when you finally do consider it, it seems to fling you into a state of huh?. It feels as if I have no idea how to describe The River in three or four sentences in an engaging manner. It certainly appears to be the most difficult part of this (for now).

Speaking of which, I might soon be talking more about The River over here.

In the meantime, there has been a complete lack of inspiration and my original intent to do a couple of short pieces (or so) will probably take longer than expected. Not that there’s any hurry, since those are really just a kind of cool-down sequence that I hope will keep me writing and writing something else for a change.

Spending

I bought… an Arctic Monkeys DVD, The Dark Knight on Bluray, a Rilakkuma, and Travel by Yuichi Yokoyama yesterday. I suppose this almost puts my holiday spending at an end, save for a couple of presents and maybe one or two small indulgences along the way. It’s been a good shopping holiday, to be honest, although it has also left me with about 20 books waiting in line.

Doctor Who Merch

Hey, they’re making the journal of the Doctor from the Family of Blood two-parter in Season 3! [via Adventures Through Time And Space] I wonder if I can get it here, or if I’ll have to place some sort of order… It even comes with a Sonic Screwdriver!

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