/patternHunter [/ph]
I was reading the Wiki entry for William Gibson, and I discovered at the end of the entry a link to the website /patternHunter [/ph]. If, like me, you have an obsession with really sophisticated science fiction and emerging techno-cultural patterns of change, this site is something like an endless feast of fun.
I have been, while home for the Thanksgiving break, frantically writing my novel. I'm working on the dissertation colloquium too, but it's mostly done--and my meeting with my advisors is on Dec. 13, so I have some time to write for pleasure. I've written 3000 new and pretty good words for my new novel. I've also had a revelation about the novel I began writing before I went to grad school; that previous novel I'd written 120,000 words of (out of a projected 160,000). I've decided to break it up into two 80,000 word novels, which means, essentially, that the first draft of the first novel is done. A little bit of editing, and I'll start submitting it. I'm in a good mood about my writing.
