Manuscript watch: at the 90% mark in the latest read-through before sending it to the editor. (Oh, I am so happy I found an editor!)
Current reads:
* And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning by Joel M. Hoffman
* Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World by Nicholas Ostler
I'm reading a lot of general books about linguistics lately, because it's fascinating. I've always been interested in languages and wished I could be more than monolingual.
Recent reads:
* Bowled Over: Big-Time College Football from the Sixties to the BCS Era by Michael Oriard
* Home & Away: The Rise and Fall of Professional Football on the Banks of the Ohio, 1919-1934 by Carl M. Becker
Some other time I will write about the origins of the manuscript, but right now it's soundtrack time. I don't write to music, but listening to music helps me write, get ideas, and find inspiration. The soundtrack while writing began with Bryan Ferry's Olympia album, but then I spent a long time with this playlist that iTunes calls "Fire 2":
Fire - Kasabian (West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum)
Reason or Rhyme - Bryan Ferry (Olympia)
Paradise - Shinhwa (State of the Art)
Light Travels - Simple Minds (Graffiti Soul)
Empire (Album Version) - Kasabian (Empire)
Bloodsport - Killing Joke (Killing Joke (remastered))
Breakdown - Epik High (Breakdown)
Higher Love - Depeche Mode (Songs of Faith and Devotion)
Moscow Underground - Simple Minds (Graffiti Soul)
T.O.P. - Shinhwa (My Choice)
Me Oh My - Bryan Ferry (Olympia)
Stillness of Heart - Lenny Kravitz (Lenny)
そらいろ - Porno Graffitti (Porno Graffitti)
More Than This - Roxy Music (Avalon)
Stars Will Lead the Way - Simple Minds (Graffiti Soul)
Alphaville - Bryan Ferry (Olympia)
Fast Fuse - Kasabian (West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum)
Last Trip - Kasabian (Empire)
When the first draft was finished, I moved on to Shinhwa's The Return album, and lately the soundtrack for re-reads and edits has been Neil Finn's Try Whistling This album. I hadn't listened to it in years, and suddenly it popped into my head and I had to listen to it again. What a wonderful album. A real treat to return to after a long silence.
