Happy St. Stephen’s Day.
Ever wonder why the hymn “Good King Wenceslas” is sung around
Christmas? If you go through the hymn, there is not one word about Christmas.
It is actually a St. Stephen’s Day hymn, which is December 26th. This
gets associated with Christmas, which is a good thing, otherwise it might not
be sung. The same thing happens with St. Nicholas’ Day, which is December 6th.
So now you know why he is associated with Christmas.
For me, this was a good day of rewriting. I was rather
satisfied with a particular scene (less than a chapter) involving two
characters in my novel Day 10K. I had hired two freelance editors (more on that in a later post).
The first said that in her opinion, this scene slowed down the story. The
second one said he saw no point to the scene. So after thinking about it a
little, I deleted the scene and summarized the essential information in a few
sentences in a later scene. It’s important to listen to professionals (or beta
readers). If they have problems with the same scenes, it may be best to cut.
Barnes & Noble had a sale of one-third off all hardcovers
today. I had seen a slim hardcover that looked interesting, but it cost $23.00,
so I thought I would look for a used copy. But when I found out about the
sale, I decided to buy the new copy. In addition, since I’m a member, that
meant an additional 10% off. I was surprised that the total before tax was
$11.50. That is a lot less than a third off and a tenth off. It turns out there
was a promotional sale of 50% off for it. Would the promotion have been good on
any other day? Shrug.
I’ll have to let you know what I think of it.
Here is a random street sign. Anything odd here?
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