Finished Draft and LEGO Transformers Break
During my eight-day writing staytreat, I wrote about 22,000 words to finish up the first draft of Project K! There was much rejoicing!!!
And now I get to…well…sit down and start rewriting Project K.
I’m pretty happy with this first draft, and it gave me a decent idea what the book’s really about and what changes I have to make to pull everything together.
I did give myself a small break before diving back in, though. My son and I caught up on Steven Universe together, and we spent some time playing with the LEGOs. I decided I wanted to try to make an old-school Jetfire, one of the Transformers I had when I was a kid.
It’s not perfect, but I’m pretty happy with how he turned out. He can actually transform into either a relatively stable robot and a bulky, slightly less stable jet. The jetpack is removable, and can be worn in both modes, just like the toy. His gun is skinnier than the real thing, but shaped roughly the same. Not bad for working with LEGO.
He can stand on his own on solid surfaces. Not so much on the bed I was using when I took the photos. So he got to chill and lean up against a pillow.
Yeah, so this probably isn’t the most exciting blog post to read, but I’m pretty pleased, and it helped me to relax and refocus.
My favorite photo:
How’s your week going so far?
Kim
July 11, 2018 @ 6:41 pm
Legos are the bomb! Who cares if it’s not the most exciting blog post ever, I was amused. 🙂 Looking forward to Project K!
CC Bridges
July 12, 2018 @ 6:39 am
Jim, this was the BEST BLOGPOST EVER. I love seeing your transformer. It’s awesome.
Congrats on getting the draft done!
Pete Hollmer
July 12, 2018 @ 9:09 am
You built a transformer…that transforms…from scratch. That’s pretty slick! I’m inspired. And congratulations on the draft! To paraphrase Todd Parr, “Hitting milestones feels great.”
Dana Lynne
July 12, 2018 @ 10:52 am
What a cool transformer creation! I’m impressed! And congratulations on finishing your draft.
Bob Seevers
July 13, 2018 @ 2:10 pm
That’s brilliant! Now just don’t step barefoot on any leftover pieces
Jae
July 13, 2018 @ 8:35 pm
Holy cow, that is a good likeness of Jetfire!
DawnD
July 23, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
Very cool Jetfire. You should post instructions. Not that we, er, I, would use them with my son to make a Transformer. Actually, I would. Definitely. 🙂
Congratulations on the draft too.
Jim C. Hines
July 24, 2018 @ 2:07 pm
DawnD – Thanks! Instructions, eh? Honestly, I have no idea how I’d go about doing that… but if I can figure out a simple way to do so, I’ll let you know!