And one more...

Another chapter done - seven more to go, plus a short one. If only I had another month's vacation...

Blogging will resume on a regular schedule next week.

-GRG

Nadolig Llawen / Merry Christmas

Yma o hyd, a dw i'n wedi gorffen pennod arall - 22 nawr. Gobeithio allaf i orffen dau mwy cyn i Ddydd Gwyl Ystwyll.

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Still here, and I've finished another chapter - 22 now. Hopefully I can finish two more before 12th Night.

Writing not blogging

I've been writing, not blogging, in my free time lately. Finished another chapter today - that's 21/30, 70% according to my tracking spreadsheet. More details as always on the side bar under "Ash Spear".

Oh, yes... Happy Winter Solstice!

-GRG

web reviews and other book news

Googling this morning on my books as I do from time to time, I came across a new review of Storyteller. Take a look!

Leo Stableford also has some kind words about Flight of the Hawk here (about half way down the post).

Finally, looking ahead, I will be doing an on-line author chat on LibraryThing between January 26 and February 9. You have to have a LibraryThing account to post to the chat, but this is quick, easy and free, and I think you can read posts without one. I'll put up more information when it gets closer. (Warning: spending time on this site can lead to serious book-buying!)

-GRG

Eira eto / Snow again

Mae hi'n bwrw eira heno. Maen nhw'n dweud a bydden ni'n cael 2-5 o fodfedd. Dw i'n meddwl dyn ni wedi cael 2 fodfedd yn barod. Bydd y gyrru dim yn dda bore 'fory.

Ddoe a heddiw roeddwn i'n ysgrifennu eto. Dw i'n gweithio ar bennod 20 nawr -- mae hi'n hanner gwneud. Mae pethau yn symud yn gyflymach nawr. Gobeithio alla i wneud lawer o ysgrifennu dros Nadolig.

Mae hi'n edrych fel Nadolig tu allan nawr...
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It's snowing here tonight. They say we will get 2-5 inches. I think we've got 2 inches already. The driving won't be good tomorrow morning.

Yesterday and today I was writing again. I'm working on chapter 20 now -- it's half done. Things are moving faster now. Hopefully I can do a lot of writing over Christmas.

It looks like Christmas outside now...

-GRG

Cynnydd / Progress

Dim postio dros y penwythnos acos roeddwn i'n ysgrifennu. Mi orffenais i bennod arall yfory -- dw i'n wedi bron gorffen rhan y haf o'r llyfr. Roedd sawl rhannau yn anodd ei ysgrifennu, ond bydd y rhan nessaf yn hawsa, gobeithio. Mi gawson ni fwy o eira Dydd Sadwrn a Dydd Sul, pan roeddwn i'n ceisio ysgrifennu am Fis Mehefin...
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No posting over the weekend because I was writing. I finished another chapter -- I have almost finished the summer part of the book. Some parts were hard to write, but the next part will be easier, I hope. We got more snow Saturday and Sunday when I was trying to write about July...

-GRG

Mwy o eira / More snow

Dwy neu tair fodfedd o eira dros y nos -- yn hyfryd iawn, ond dw i'n falch roedd hi ddim wedi cyrraedd bore ddoe. Heddiw bydda i'n ysgrifennu, dim garddio. Neithiwr orffenais i bennod 18 o'r diwedd -- ymlaen!
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Two or three inches of snow overnight -- very pretty, but I'm glad it didn't arrive yesterday morning. Today I will be writing, not gardening. Last night I finished chapter 18 at last -- onward!

-GRG

Welsh in the workplace

An interesting article about the legal rights of the Welsh to use Welsh in the workplace.

A new review for "Flight of the Hawk"

This evening I wandered by Odyssey Reviews and was delighted to find a new review for Flight of the Hawk. Take a look, and also see what she had to say about Storyteller last year.

-GRG

Dod o hyd i'r plot / finding the plot

Mae heddiw yn ddydd dim yn gynnes, dim yn oer iawn -- dydd mwyn a sych. Y bore 'ma roeddwn i'n meddwl am y llyfr newydd -- yn arbennig, ble dylai'r stori fynd yn nesaf. Mae'r llyfr yn cwympo yn fras yn dair rhan -- rhannau y gwanwyn, yr haf, a'r hydref. Pan dechrais i, roedd gen i syniad cyfredinol am beth fyddai'n digwedd, ond heb lawer o fanylion. Roedd y rhan fwyaf rhan y gwanwyn yn syndod i mi, ond dyma beth sy'n digwydd pan mae Neirin yn y stori! Roedd gen i syniad am beth dylai digwydd yn rhan yr haf, a dw i wedi ysgrifennu mwy na hanner ohono ar hyn o bryd. A mae gen i syniad da beth fydd yn digwydd yn rhan y hydref. Ond dw i wedi bod yn sylweddoli yn ddiweddar bod un neu dwy broblem mynd o rhan yr haf i rhan y hydref. Treulias i'r bore yn meddwl am y pethau hyn. Gobeithio dw i wedi eu datrys nhw nawr!
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Today is neither warm nor very cold - a mild, dry day. This morning I was thinking about the new book -- in particular, where the story should go next. The book falls roughly in three parts -- spring, summer, and autumn. When I started, I had a general idea of what would happen, but without much detail. The greater part of the spring section was a surprise to me, but this is what happens when Neirin is in the story! I had an idea what should happen in the summer section, and I have written more than half of that now. And I have a good idea what will happen in the autumn section. But I have been realizing lately that there are one or two problems going from the summer section to the autumn. I spent the morning thinking about these things. Hopefully I have solved them now!

-GRG