Addicted To The Written Word

All caught up on my writing!

Just finished my 500 for today--I took a lunch with Jim & Liz at work and thus didn't write during my lunch break: instead I waited until I got home.  Yesterday I got all caught up and then some, and today I kept up with it.

Today's bit of writing was especially interesting: Mer is experiencing a sort of controlled amnesia (damn those tricksy Company Men!) and has been convinced that Bryn is her enemy.  My writing both yesterday and today concerned a scene where she had to choose who to believe: Bryn or Community, Incorporated.  It's one of the darker scenes I've written, and I tried combining my love of using short, choppy sentences in tense situations with almost second-flash intervals of writing.  Reading that sentence over I know it won't make sense to anyone but me...but the point is that I think (read: hope) that this tweaked style will convey the emptiness, the numbness, and the crushing feeling of being lost that Mer is experiencing in this scene. 

Anyway, I've got to shower, cook, and still try to get to bed at a reasonable hour.  Time to get going!

Live long and prosper!


Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 151,224 (broke 150k!)
Writing Mode: Satisfied  :}

With Another Squeeze They Must Go On Fire

Oh god so sleepy.

Just finished 619 words.

Not that much, but it means I'm only 165 words in the hole now.

I'll make that up tomorrow.

Goodnight Neverland.

Zzzzzzzz.......


Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor
Word Count: 149,931
Writing Mode: Zzzzzzzz.......

Steer For The Deep Waters Only

...for we are bound where mariner has not dared to go
and we will risk the ship, ourselves, and all


I always seem to write these things awfully late in the evening...has anyone else noticed that?  Half the time it's because I've been writing and didn't finish up 'till late, and the other half of the time...

...well, the other half of the time I'm just lazy.

That has not been the reason for my even-longer-than-normal absence, however.  No, that was due to

Conference Season

The most evil time of the year, and one that I hope to weather more smoothly in the future.  I had a hand in 5 conferences over the span of two weeks...two of which I was coordinating.  I didn't take lunch, worked 12-hour days, and had to summon all of my kolinahr skillz to keep myself sane.  

As a result, I am behind on my writing.  I don't feel too badly, though...I'm only a little behind, and will probably be able to make it up over the next day or so.  Normally being at all behind makes me crazy...but after the last couple of weeks I'm willing to cut myself a little slack.

That being said, the book is coming along swimmingly!  That isn't to say that things have gotten any better for our heroes (hint: they haven't) but I just (FINALLY) got through a particularly slow and painful section.  Now I'm coming up on a scene that I've been DYING to write for MONTHS.  I'll have to make sure I get it right (and don't give in to my perpetual desire to s t r e t c h  e v e r y t h i n g  o u t), but I think it'll be fun to write.

Book stuff aside (pshaw, who wants to talk about book stuff on a blog dedicated to my book?) my friend Michelle is coming into town!  I'm super buzzed: we were at Oxford together, but then she decided (as punishment for my imitable awesomeness, I am forced to assume) to move into the very mouth of Mount Doom.  That's right, faithful readers: she moved to Texas.

Fortunately she has arranged an escape, and will be coming to DC (with my godson!) for about a month.  I am chuffed beyond belief  :}

Anyway, I'm going to try and catch up on some of my writing, so à bientôt!

Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Traditor

Word Count: 149,312

Writing Mode: Sleeeeeepy.  Is tomorrow really Monday???