How to finish the rough draft of a novel

How to write a novel
Extracts from Jane Smiley's 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
Because I promised sheldrake I'd post this. :-)

I always try to take so-called novel-writing advice with a huge pinch of salt. This does not stop me from being addicted to how-to books, brimming with novel-writing advice. Jane Smiley is more conducive than most. Here are some of her nuggets of wisdom in condensed form. Posted here for my own referencing convenience and, as a fringe benefit, the interests of anybody else as well. :-) Plus navel-gazingnesses, inevitably.

Headings in bold. Smiley in Roman. Me and my own mustard (as they say in German) in italics.

( Part One: How to finish your rough draft )

Part Two: How to revise your rough draft coming up anon. :-) ETA: Part Two is now here.

Cristiano Ronaldo pics from Exclusivo Mundial video

Hm. I am not quite weaned yet, it would seem. In view of the horrible dearth of new pics, I dug up old pics. I've not seen these uploaded anywhere yet; they are screengrabs from the adorable 18-minute video 'Exclusivo Mundial: Cristiano Ronaldo', downloadable here, wherein you hear the boy talk in Portuguese and see the boy walk around his Manchester mansion, display his tastes automobility-wise, banter with some Portuguese mates (relatives?) and show off his trophies, bongo drums, family photos and the fittings and furnishings that, apparently, a rich 21-year-old youth takes it upon himself to patch together from who knows what interior design magazine.

Oh, and it's the original colour source of my mouth icon...

( drool drool drool )

ETA: The person who originally uploaded this video is the darling yanks02.
And misatojaganshi translated some of what C.Ronaldo says in the video here.

a difference in rps and fps posts

cathexys is sadly away on holidays because it is she who opined that there wasn't really that much of a difference between rps and fps.

Well, there certainly is a difference between your typical rps-post and your typical fps-post.

Take two recent posts: one from rps (football) and one from fps (Stargate Atlantis).

( Do you notice any differences? )

What do you think are the differences, if any? Discuss.