Soi Dogs

Numerological Babel

And following on the last entry about writing systems, another neat picture I found on omniglot, but this time for number systems:

 

Interesting to note just how many different scripts are in use in South Asia (and Southeast Asia).

Babel in print

I found this graphic on wikipedia. It shows the writing systems used around the world, with examples of each. Neat, eh? I didn't know there was a syllabary used in northern Canada--definitely worth investigating!

The file is saved in some bizarre format, which means I can't it directly. But the link is here.

Update: drafting

Moved to weekly updates: enough to keep me on track, but not so much to clutter everything up more than normal. A little bit behind, but that's okay (my thesis is taking a lot of time).

Word count: 20,005

Update: drafting

Forging ahead. Working on a section where magic is used openly--and now wondering whether to use some kind of ranking system for spirits (as in the Bartimaeus Trilogy), or to keep things unnamed and hence mysterious (and more flexible).

Word count: 18,004

Update: drafting

Pootling steadily forward. Closing in on the Act I climax.

Word count: 16,332

Update: drafting

Bimbling along steadily.

Word count: 14,552

Update: drafting

Some inserts and shuffling things around. I was writing a chapter which contained a stupid amount of backstory. When I read through it and tried to cut, I realized I couldn't; it was all necessary. Which means, of course, that I started that character's story in the wrong place--significantly too late. So I'm going back and inserting another chapter.

Word count: 13,009

Update: drafting

Split chapter four into two chapters. Finished 4--although it's going to need work on revision. Much of chapter five now also done. Took some time to develop characters (silly me, should have done it before), but things are bimbling along again now.

Word count: 11,122

Update: drafting

Closing in on the end of chapter four. It's getting kind of long: up to around 3,000 words at the moment--so I'm probably going to have to split it in the rewrite. But that's okay--it's introducing two of the main characters, plus a bunch of worldbuilding, plus sharpening some mystery hooks, and introducing a bunch of secondary characters. So, lots to do, which means I don't feel bad about spending two chapters doing it.

Word count: 10,008

Update: drafting

Started chapter four--the first chapter with Alexandra in it. She started off as 'the love interest', but she's now becoming quite interesting in her own right. Which has to be good.

Word count: 8008