odds and endings

[aithne]

• I'm officially done except for editing on Chapter Eight of Stone Sky, and have made the decision that there will be nine chapters in the book instead of eight, since I don't think the ending of Chapter Eight is a good place to end a book. If we are all lucky, Chapter Eight will get posted on Sunday, because tonight is a dog class practice session and Saturday is a photowalk and doing demolition on the garage.
• Reason for demolition on the garage: we're getting storage! Lots and lots of storage! Squee!
• Storm and I are wrapping the book that is still title-less and that I'm calling The Flamenco Book for the moment. Then we're off to Cambodia and then probably to Japan by the end of December. Cambodia is a Nine Secrets book, and Japan is going to be a retelling of the Snow Maiden story.
• After I finish Chapter Nine of Stone Sky I am moving on the the as yet untitled last book of Imryne. Working title is currently The Hierarch of Fanaedar. The original placeholder title was The Thane of Fanaedar, which I still love for the sound of it. Unfortunately, drow culture as we've envisioned it has nothing to do with medieval Anglo-Saxon culture and much more to do with Russian and Japanese culture.
• Photowalk this weekend is going to be at Kubota Garden. I need to remember to take my tripod; the light at that hour of the day is beautiful even on cloudy days, but it's not going to be strong enough to shoot tripod-less.
• It's raining. A lot. The weather radio was making a truly hideous noise this morning to tell us there was a flood warning. It's stopped here in Renton for the moment, but getting my umbrella down from the coat closet caused a parasol to attack me, which led to me spilling hot coffee all over myself and my purse. I'm so graceful it hurts, no really.
• The onset of winter weather makes me research lonely and wild places to go and stay.
• I think I'll make some tasty pumpkin bread for office Christmas presents this year.