Once again, SO TIRED. I didn't even do much today...but still somehow I manage to be exhausted.
Just finished watching The Trouble with the Curve. What a truly terrible movie. At least I balanced it out by watching that masterpiece of cinematic exuberance, The Newsies. Awesomesauce.
Despite my increasingly painful wrist, less and less cooperative hands, and family time, I managed to jot down 278 words today...and it's not even technically a writing day! Joy! May try to write a bit more tonight...or I may call it an early night (comparatively speaking). Last night I finished writing, posted a blog, tooled around online, and then couldn't sleep. By the time I got to bed it was after 4am. I must try not to have a repetition of this tonight...I could really use the rest.
Okay, that's it! I'm putting away my Moxie (it's a soda...if you don't know it, do yourself a favor and find a way to get some NOW), brushing my teeth, and hitting the hay. Goodnight Neverland!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 135,075 (broke 135k!)
Writing Mode: Finished for the day! Gonna give them one last taste of happiness before DEVASTATION, muahahaha!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
One Writes...Because Winter Is Eternal
No way...three posts in a week? It's not possible!
Yes, my friends, it is possible. I am BACK!
Just finished my writing for today...and lemme tell ya, it was exhausting. The writing itself wasn't hard, but it was a longish day and all I really wanted to do was get to bed. I managed to dash off a quick 674 words, however, bringing my grand total to 134,791. Not too shabby! Plus I should break 135k tomorrow! Not much of a milestone, but it's 5k closer to 140,000, and brings me nearer to my ultimate goal of 200k.
Speaking of numbers, played a game tonight that was kind of like solitaire...only it encompassed 500 piles of cards and was a race against a bunch of other people. I am exhausted. I never wanna see another number again.
Also spent a good part of the day helping my cousin narrow down his list of potential colleges. And by 'helping' I mean 'his mother and I did it while he whined about wanting to go to Best Buy & American Eagle.' We got his list down from 1,600 to 73 to 34, however, so I feel like we did a decent job. Now we just need to cross-reference schools with club/D3 baseball with the existing shortlist and we should have a decent starting point.
Wow...none of that had anything to do with writing. You can tell I'm tired. Back on the topic of my book, I'm excited but wary of the next bit. I really have to handle the coming chapter or so very carefully, so that Pilot may not only fall from grace but be redeemed, Bard can turn on Mer yet remain (somewhat) sympathetic, and everything will line up neatly with the very first scene I wrote: the scene that started it all.
No pressure, right?
What's really frustrating is that I feel like I was doing a really good job with the forest scenes I was writing a week or two ago...but now I'm back to a city and I feel like everything is a bit rushed. These scenes have to be faster-paced: one, because Bryn & Mer are on the run and I want the reader to feel as pushed and breathless as they do, and two, because city scenes should just have a more rapid momentum than forest scenes. Still, not happy. I'll have to force myself to slow down for the upcoming scenes, and maybe do a bit of rewriting on the last few bits I wrote.
Well, now that that's decided I think I'm gonna toddle off for the night. I had a delicious dinner (at Margaritas, yum!), even better dessert (homemade {by my grandpa} strawberry-rhubarb pie!!!), and am laying beneath half a dozen blankets but on top of a super cozy heated mattress pad. The fact that I'm even semi-functional right now is beyond belief. Besides, I've got to get up in the morning...my cousin decided we're going to 'get our nails did.' Disturbing.
À bientôt, mes gens!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 134,791
Writing Mode: Passing out
P.S. Robert Frobisher is a big inspiration to me right now...in case that isn't painfully obvious :}~
Yes, my friends, it is possible. I am BACK!
Just finished my writing for today...and lemme tell ya, it was exhausting. The writing itself wasn't hard, but it was a longish day and all I really wanted to do was get to bed. I managed to dash off a quick 674 words, however, bringing my grand total to 134,791. Not too shabby! Plus I should break 135k tomorrow! Not much of a milestone, but it's 5k closer to 140,000, and brings me nearer to my ultimate goal of 200k.
Speaking of numbers, played a game tonight that was kind of like solitaire...only it encompassed 500 piles of cards and was a race against a bunch of other people. I am exhausted. I never wanna see another number again.
Also spent a good part of the day helping my cousin narrow down his list of potential colleges. And by 'helping' I mean 'his mother and I did it while he whined about wanting to go to Best Buy & American Eagle.' We got his list down from 1,600 to 73 to 34, however, so I feel like we did a decent job. Now we just need to cross-reference schools with club/D3 baseball with the existing shortlist and we should have a decent starting point.
Wow...none of that had anything to do with writing. You can tell I'm tired. Back on the topic of my book, I'm excited but wary of the next bit. I really have to handle the coming chapter or so very carefully, so that Pilot may not only fall from grace but be redeemed, Bard can turn on Mer yet remain (somewhat) sympathetic, and everything will line up neatly with the very first scene I wrote: the scene that started it all.
No pressure, right?
What's really frustrating is that I feel like I was doing a really good job with the forest scenes I was writing a week or two ago...but now I'm back to a city and I feel like everything is a bit rushed. These scenes have to be faster-paced: one, because Bryn & Mer are on the run and I want the reader to feel as pushed and breathless as they do, and two, because city scenes should just have a more rapid momentum than forest scenes. Still, not happy. I'll have to force myself to slow down for the upcoming scenes, and maybe do a bit of rewriting on the last few bits I wrote.
Well, now that that's decided I think I'm gonna toddle off for the night. I had a delicious dinner (at Margaritas, yum!), even better dessert (homemade {by my grandpa} strawberry-rhubarb pie!!!), and am laying beneath half a dozen blankets but on top of a super cozy heated mattress pad. The fact that I'm even semi-functional right now is beyond belief. Besides, I've got to get up in the morning...my cousin decided we're going to 'get our nails did.' Disturbing.
À bientôt, mes gens!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 134,791
Writing Mode: Passing out
P.S. Robert Frobisher is a big inspiration to me right now...in case that isn't painfully obvious :}~
Thursday, December 27, 2012
A Half-Finished Book Is, After All, A Half-Finished Love Affair
Hola!
Well, this vacation has been AMAZING for my writing thus far. Yesterday, while spending time in airports and on buses, I managed to scribble down something like 1,892 words! That's almost a week's worth of writing! That'll be super helpful if I don't quite meet my quota any day this week...but I'm gonna try to meet (and exceed!) my quota each day.
Anyway, Bryn & Mer have made a narrow escape, and will soon be meeting up with Pilot once more. I'm super excited for her return, but the characters' descent down the slippery slope to their unhappy ending has begun.
...no, I'm not enjoying this. I'm not!
...okay...maybe a little bit.
Things'll get better in the next book, so this isn't the end. Don't judge me!
That's it for now! Hasta luego!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 133,688
Writing Mode: Satisfied, but headachish
Well, this vacation has been AMAZING for my writing thus far. Yesterday, while spending time in airports and on buses, I managed to scribble down something like 1,892 words! That's almost a week's worth of writing! That'll be super helpful if I don't quite meet my quota any day this week...but I'm gonna try to meet (and exceed!) my quota each day.
Anyway, Bryn & Mer have made a narrow escape, and will soon be meeting up with Pilot once more. I'm super excited for her return, but the characters' descent down the slippery slope to their unhappy ending has begun.
...no, I'm not enjoying this. I'm not!
...okay...maybe a little bit.
Things'll get better in the next book, so this isn't the end. Don't judge me!
That's it for now! Hasta luego!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 133,688
Writing Mode: Satisfied, but headachish
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Merry Christmas!!!
Just a quick post tonight, kids, as I should have been asleep exactly 1 hour 46 minutes ago. Oops.
Anyway, I gave myself today off, which is a darn good thing because I got jack for writing done yesterday. I spent the last hour or so catching up, and am once again attaining my word quota for the week. Hopefully I'm able to meet my 500 per day tomorrow as well...might be tricky, since I'm travelling for the better part of the day. Actually, that's why I'm supposed to be asleep right now...super super early flight.
Anyway, gotta go before my mum catches me up at this hour. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 131,857 (broke 130k, woohoo!)
Writing Mode: Reinvigorated!
P.S. My buddy is reading the book right now (even though it's not finished yet) and he's had pretty positive things to say thus far! I know that friends have to be nice...but still, I'm super excited! Thanks for reading/reviewing, V!
Anyway, I gave myself today off, which is a darn good thing because I got jack for writing done yesterday. I spent the last hour or so catching up, and am once again attaining my word quota for the week. Hopefully I'm able to meet my 500 per day tomorrow as well...might be tricky, since I'm travelling for the better part of the day. Actually, that's why I'm supposed to be asleep right now...super super early flight.
Anyway, gotta go before my mum catches me up at this hour. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 131,857 (broke 130k, woohoo!)
Writing Mode: Reinvigorated!
P.S. My buddy is reading the book right now (even though it's not finished yet) and he's had pretty positive things to say thus far! I know that friends have to be nice...but still, I'm super excited! Thanks for reading/reviewing, V!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
4 Days 'Till DOOOOOOOOOOOM
Sooooo tired. Just took an inventory of Christmas presents, both purchased and received. I'm only waiting on a few to come in (hopefully they'll get here before Friday!), but I have several more to buy. Plus I have to send Christmas cards, do wrapping, find a vet where I can board my cat, pack for Maine, take down my decorations before going to my mum's, and survive the end of the world this coming Friday. It's a busy week.
Anyway, despite the craziness I am, as always, keeping up with my story. I'm actually at a really interesting part...something I've had in my mind for quite a while. As I've been saying for months, things are going to go swiftly downhill at one point in the book. We've reached that point, and Bryn & Mer's life is going to be pretty grim until the end of the story. However, the scene I'm writing now will provide just that hint of hope that will (hopefully) convince people that they want to trudge on into the second book :}
In all seriousness, I'm fairly excited. This scene will be a sort of branding for our heroes, and will (again, hopefully) provide enough of a balance between the bittersweet and the potential for change that people will go into the second book with optimistic hearts.
...or they could toss the book aside in disgust.
...or never pick it up at all.
But hopefully that will not be the case!
Anyway, it is most definitely time for bed. I'm exhausted, and actually meant to go to bed at eleven (oops) and definitely no later than two (bollocks!).
Good night, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 129,296
Writing Mode: Conked out
P.S. Why isn't bollocks spelled with an x? I mean, honestly. Bollox.
Anyway, despite the craziness I am, as always, keeping up with my story. I'm actually at a really interesting part...something I've had in my mind for quite a while. As I've been saying for months, things are going to go swiftly downhill at one point in the book. We've reached that point, and Bryn & Mer's life is going to be pretty grim until the end of the story. However, the scene I'm writing now will provide just that hint of hope that will (hopefully) convince people that they want to trudge on into the second book :}
In all seriousness, I'm fairly excited. This scene will be a sort of branding for our heroes, and will (again, hopefully) provide enough of a balance between the bittersweet and the potential for change that people will go into the second book with optimistic hearts.
...or they could toss the book aside in disgust.
...or never pick it up at all.
But hopefully that will not be the case!
Anyway, it is most definitely time for bed. I'm exhausted, and actually meant to go to bed at eleven (oops) and definitely no later than two (bollocks!).
Good night, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 129,296
Writing Mode: Conked out
P.S. Why isn't bollocks spelled with an x? I mean, honestly. Bollox.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home
I knew that I wanted to quote Rowling for my blog title today, but I wasn't sure exactly which quote to use. "And the idea of just wandering off to a café with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for a while is just bliss" was a contender, as was “I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever…was write novels.” “I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. Being able to sit at home in the parsonage and your books would be very famous and occasionally you would correspond with the Prince of Wales's secretary,” had a charming, whimsical quality about it, and “no story lives unless someone wants to listen” very nearly made the grade. But in the end it was the tried-and-true Hogwarts quote that won me over.
The past week or so has been hard, and this weekend was particularly difficult. I went to a Christmas concert, which was lovely, and I not only decorated my place, but helped my mother decorate hers. All good things. But when I wasn’t in the holiday spirit I was fighting off attacks on myself, my family, and my friends.
That, and work today was just exhausting. I’m not sure why: by all accounts it was a pretty easy day. Maybe I just need a good, long night’s sleep.
Whatever the case, I’ve been seeking (and securing) solace in the 7th Harry Potter book, as well as a very, very old interview I found with Rowling back when she still scribbled in notebooks at The Elephant Room. I only found it because I was trying to find a way to get over there (at a thousand bucks a ticket I don’t see it happening any time soon), but something about the way she talked about her writing really reassured me. One part I found particularly comforting was when she talked about her horrible fear (and resultant writer’s block) while writing her second book. Every so often I am overwhelmed with doubts…about my writing, about the strength of my story, & etc. Listening to a young, only slightly famous J.K. Rowling talking about her own writing woes really helped me get on level ground once more.
Anyway, despite all of this, I have been contentiously keeping up with my writing. Today I wrote 578 words, and scribbled down the beginning of a flight scene. The tide has turned against poor Bryn & Mer, and things are going to go quite badly for them…at least for a while.
I keep thinking that I’m nearly finished, when I probably have seventy or eighty thousand words to go! I think it feels closer for a couple of reasons: one, because I’ve already come so far, and two, because it’ll be almost non-stop twists and turns from here on out. It’s gonna be a wild ride :}
I realize that the finished product will be massive…but that’s okay, I planned for that. I’m gonna have to edit like crazy anyway, and in the past I’ve found it’s always better to have way too much than far too little. Easier to carve away at the stone than to plaster on new hands. Though I’m sure I’ll have to do that, too.
Anyway, I’m feeling fairly accomplished and in need of sustenance, so I shall bid you farewell. Until next time, faithful readers!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 126,778
Writing Mode: Curling up, prepping for Sleep Mode
The past week or so has been hard, and this weekend was particularly difficult. I went to a Christmas concert, which was lovely, and I not only decorated my place, but helped my mother decorate hers. All good things. But when I wasn’t in the holiday spirit I was fighting off attacks on myself, my family, and my friends.
That, and work today was just exhausting. I’m not sure why: by all accounts it was a pretty easy day. Maybe I just need a good, long night’s sleep.
Whatever the case, I’ve been seeking (and securing) solace in the 7th Harry Potter book, as well as a very, very old interview I found with Rowling back when she still scribbled in notebooks at The Elephant Room. I only found it because I was trying to find a way to get over there (at a thousand bucks a ticket I don’t see it happening any time soon), but something about the way she talked about her writing really reassured me. One part I found particularly comforting was when she talked about her horrible fear (and resultant writer’s block) while writing her second book. Every so often I am overwhelmed with doubts…about my writing, about the strength of my story, & etc. Listening to a young, only slightly famous J.K. Rowling talking about her own writing woes really helped me get on level ground once more.
Anyway, despite all of this, I have been contentiously keeping up with my writing. Today I wrote 578 words, and scribbled down the beginning of a flight scene. The tide has turned against poor Bryn & Mer, and things are going to go quite badly for them…at least for a while.
I keep thinking that I’m nearly finished, when I probably have seventy or eighty thousand words to go! I think it feels closer for a couple of reasons: one, because I’ve already come so far, and two, because it’ll be almost non-stop twists and turns from here on out. It’s gonna be a wild ride :}
I realize that the finished product will be massive…but that’s okay, I planned for that. I’m gonna have to edit like crazy anyway, and in the past I’ve found it’s always better to have way too much than far too little. Easier to carve away at the stone than to plaster on new hands. Though I’m sure I’ll have to do that, too.
Anyway, I’m feeling fairly accomplished and in need of sustenance, so I shall bid you farewell. Until next time, faithful readers!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 126,778
Writing Mode: Curling up, prepping for Sleep Mode
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Blogopolypse
Still alive! Still keeping up with my 500 per day!
Running out with my dad (who is in from out of town!) Write again soon!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 125,470
Writing Mode: SO EXCITED
Running out with my dad (who is in from out of town!) Write again soon!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 125,470
Writing Mode: SO EXCITED
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