Sunday, November 20, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Getting Back Into It
It has been a crazy weekend/beginning of the week. I was sick, but running around doing stuff all weekend in preparation for the visit to Rocklin to move a bunch of stuff from one storage facility to another (much cheaper) place. Then, because I was already IN Rocklin, I of course had to visit a bunch of people in the area, and wander around the school for awhile marveling at how much has happened since I left those hallowed halls 6 months ago. And I got to go to the concert with the new advanced choir and the Wind Ensemble, which was so amazing. Can I just say, Eric Whitacre? If you haven't heard his music, look up his Virtual Choirs. For serious. They are absolutely brilliant.
Unfortunately, all of this madness has meant my word count for the weekend was just under 2K for the weekend and a big whopping 0 for the past two days. And today I slept until 1 pm, simply because I was so freaking exhausted from the tail end of sickness, and not getting whole lot of sleep when spending the night at my friend's house on Monday. So I got the whole day started late, and there was a whole lot of catch up on life that I had to do before I could even think about writing. Including writing this blog, because this is sort of my way of psyching myself up for actually getting around to this whole writing thing. It's not like I haven't thought about the novel at all. I mean, I talked about it with all my friends, including the one who helped me iron out a lot of the plot in a pre-November brainstorm. It's just I didn't actually write, not even 750words, which was sad because it means I lost the monthly challenge and my streak. I tried, but even writing on my phone, I couldn't find a half an hour to myself to work on it.
So here's to word counts and getting back into the swing, and hopefully writing enough to feel like I'm caught up with everything and can live my life.
Unfortunately, all of this madness has meant my word count for the weekend was just under 2K for the weekend and a big whopping 0 for the past two days. And today I slept until 1 pm, simply because I was so freaking exhausted from the tail end of sickness, and not getting whole lot of sleep when spending the night at my friend's house on Monday. So I got the whole day started late, and there was a whole lot of catch up on life that I had to do before I could even think about writing. Including writing this blog, because this is sort of my way of psyching myself up for actually getting around to this whole writing thing. It's not like I haven't thought about the novel at all. I mean, I talked about it with all my friends, including the one who helped me iron out a lot of the plot in a pre-November brainstorm. It's just I didn't actually write, not even 750words, which was sad because it means I lost the monthly challenge and my streak. I tried, but even writing on my phone, I couldn't find a half an hour to myself to work on it.
So here's to word counts and getting back into the swing, and hopefully writing enough to feel like I'm caught up with everything and can live my life.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
It's Here!!
November is finally here and I have so far spent the whole day on the computer either writing or taking mental breaks! Good times. I decided that I wanted some serious buffer (because next week is going to be especially crazy), so I challenged myself to 10K for the first day. Currently, I'm at just under 8K and I'm going to a write-in in about an hour, so I'm hoping to be able to knock out the rest of it there. If all else fails, I'll write the scene with the eggs... But so far, I've been able to maintain my train of thought.
The only problem I seem to be having so far is something that I probably should have foreseen. I decided to do this novel in a completely different tone than basically anything I've written in the past year or so. I have written in the style I want before, but it's been awhile. So I'm this far in and just now starting to get back into the swing of the tone. But I'm getting better at translating the humor in my head to humor on the page. As I was writing the first 2K, I realized that there was no other substitute for the problem then just working through it and going back on December 1st to edit and actually make the first part as funny as I want it to be. And until then, I will push through. I'm also hoping that the write-in will help me to unlock that part of my brain a bit, as human interaction seems to do.
Next time, I'll try and have some excerpts to post up here. And until then, happy writing!
The only problem I seem to be having so far is something that I probably should have foreseen. I decided to do this novel in a completely different tone than basically anything I've written in the past year or so. I have written in the style I want before, but it's been awhile. So I'm this far in and just now starting to get back into the swing of the tone. But I'm getting better at translating the humor in my head to humor on the page. As I was writing the first 2K, I realized that there was no other substitute for the problem then just working through it and going back on December 1st to edit and actually make the first part as funny as I want it to be. And until then, I will push through. I'm also hoping that the write-in will help me to unlock that part of my brain a bit, as human interaction seems to do.
Next time, I'll try and have some excerpts to post up here. And until then, happy writing!
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