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Writing

So I'm working on the preliminary edit as a first step toward the massive edit I'll be doing in BC.

(By the way, for anyone who didn't know, I'll be in BC at this time next week, and remain there until Sunday evening of the following week.)

I'm about one-fifth through it. I changed the last name of a member of the supporting cast who'd kept his name through the last four versions. Nothing tremendous -- I just found a name that was more allusive.

Now, though, I'm thinking of the spelling of my main character's name.

I got "Llew" out of a 19th-century retelling of the Mabinogian story. I found out since that "Llew" is considered a misspelling these days, though it was sometimes seen in the 19th century. The circumstances of how he got his name make it perfectly valid that it would be spelt that way, but I've since the proper spelling -- Lleu -- and I kind of like it. Now I'm torn.

CBC

Anyway, I was at work today, and the good news is that Go! has gone. Sadly only for the summer -- Brent Bambury is probably using the summer to spend some quality time with his hyperbaric chamber -- but in the meantime, they've got Simply Sean.

I can see em_fish has been raving about him. He's strange, but very funny. I'd say his comedy style is a kind of Emo Phillips/Steven Wright/Homestar Runner mix, and he plays independent/local Canadian bands to get them a wider audience.

Here's hoping that Sean Cullen's ratings are so high that CBC arranges an "accident" for Bambury.