My novel work is proceeding on schedule but life is intruding this week so I may not make the actual deadline. But I will be close and that is good. It all depends on how stubborn I get. This part of my system is expanding my expanded outline and put in more detail. I'm not writing as many words as I hoped but I am getting the plot nailed down so that is a major accomplishment.

That stubborn comment got me thinking. Why are those who claim that life is a journey not a destination are the ones who want to get to the top of the mountain.

In memory:
http://www.elmoreleonard.com/

And the pitch is:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/08/pitch-please-three-tips-to-improve-your.html

More advice:
http://io9.com/the-only-kind-of-sentence-you-should-use-in-your-fictio-1174496685

In the last chat we talked about techno-speak. Here are some professional versions:
Serious version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk_QxHQHM1s
Marketing version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJKdh1KZ0w
Modern version with text:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwmdf5m9khg

They had me at lazy:
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/08/13/25-steps-to-being-a-traditionally-published-author-lazy-bastard-edition/

Foreshadowing:
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2013/08/21/story-structure-foreshadowing/

When "Ready, fire, aim" is right:
http://mykecole.com/blog/2013/08/walking-your-fire

Plot storyboards:
http://iconoclasticwriter.com/fiction-writing-plot-development-storyboards/

What do your outlines look like:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2326630/Notes-diagrams-famous-authors-including-J-K-Rowling-Sylvia-Plath-planned-novels.html

About short stories:
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/shortstory/