639 words today! And I've been more than keeping up with my 500 per day...the other day I wrote 1,700! I also buggered through employment paperwork and sent a very nasty email to netflix.
I'm at an interesting part of my story...Bryn & Mer have met, faced some danger, escaped, and now are holed up in a safehouse. Mer has yet to find out what's really going on...but she's about to scratch the surface. Barely. But enough to scare her...
Anyway, my dad just sent me another job...better get to applying. Peace out, buttercups!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 32,081
Writing Mode: Successful...and distracted by my three arguing cousins. Oh my...
Friday, June 29, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Making Up For Lost Time
So I'm keeping up with my 500 words per day--so far! I have a bit of a buffer, but I'm trying not to rely on it. Yesterday was my first day here in Maine, so I hung with family, staying up talking 'till past 1am. I then went downstairs, got settled in my room, and typed exactly 360 words before passing out. Fail.
Today I got an early start, writing 1,079 words before going upstairs to be social. That's the remaining 140 I owed from yesterday, plus 939 for today! Win!
Anyway, must continue to be social with the fam--my cousin is trying to convince me to come to Zumba with her tomorrow. In the morning. On my vacation.
Double-fail.
Audi!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 29,626
Writing Mode: Little engine that could
Today I got an early start, writing 1,079 words before going upstairs to be social. That's the remaining 140 I owed from yesterday, plus 939 for today! Win!
Anyway, must continue to be social with the fam--my cousin is trying to convince me to come to Zumba with her tomorrow. In the morning. On my vacation.
Double-fail.
Audi!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 29,626
Writing Mode: Little engine that could
Saturday, June 23, 2012
The One Month Problem
1,682! Not a bad start to my writing today! I now need to get dressed, muck about with the dogs a bit, go grab my cat, take him to the vet to be boarded (I leave for vacation on Monday and am dogsitting until then), and then return to do the evening feeding rituals with everyone here at my mum's house. I've gotten through a violent, scary bit of writing, and now am going to be focusing on Bryn & Mer's relationship, and Mer's introduction to the rebellion. Damn it. Why do I always think Star Wars when I hear the word 'rebellion?' Damn I am a nerd!
Anyway, as the title of this post implies, I have a bit of a problem. Mum, if you're reading: NO, I'm not pregnant. This problem has, appropriately, to do with writing. I came up with a super fun idea for a script yesterday, and I can't seem to get it out of my head. I kind of want to start work on it...with a good deal of focus, it'd probably only take a month or so to write.
But that's the issue. Any time I spend on this script would be time taken away from my book. If I gave it the attention it needs to be finished quickly, I'd have to neglect my book (and this blog!) entirely. However, if I don't work on the script I may forget about it, or at least lose my enthusiasm. It is a quandary!
I think what I'm going to do is write a decent amount for my story every day (trying to still get those 500 words, in spite of vacation and a new job. I'm going to have to store up as much of a buffer as I can...), and then if I have any time or energy left, devoting it to the script. And it can wait...I just am super excited about it at the moment. Sigh.
Anyway, I'd much rather have too much inspiration than none at all, so yay for that! I must now depart or I'll never get anything done today...other than writing. Bye for now!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 28,174
Writing Mode: Inspired!
Anyway, as the title of this post implies, I have a bit of a problem. Mum, if you're reading: NO, I'm not pregnant. This problem has, appropriately, to do with writing. I came up with a super fun idea for a script yesterday, and I can't seem to get it out of my head. I kind of want to start work on it...with a good deal of focus, it'd probably only take a month or so to write.
But that's the issue. Any time I spend on this script would be time taken away from my book. If I gave it the attention it needs to be finished quickly, I'd have to neglect my book (and this blog!) entirely. However, if I don't work on the script I may forget about it, or at least lose my enthusiasm. It is a quandary!
I think what I'm going to do is write a decent amount for my story every day (trying to still get those 500 words, in spite of vacation and a new job. I'm going to have to store up as much of a buffer as I can...), and then if I have any time or energy left, devoting it to the script. And it can wait...I just am super excited about it at the moment. Sigh.
Anyway, I'd much rather have too much inspiration than none at all, so yay for that! I must now depart or I'll never get anything done today...other than writing. Bye for now!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 28,174
Writing Mode: Inspired!
Friday, June 22, 2012
I Had A Very Clever Name For This Post, But Now I Can't Remember It
Man, I am worn out. I've spent the last week packing up my office, training my boss' s kid as a replacement, dealing with the cats, and rushing around trying to prep for two big interviews. I have one job, and now am waiting to hear back from another. Hopefully I'll get it, but who knows.
It was surprisingly difficult to leave my job today. I've hated the job for a long time, and have had more issues than I can count within the last year...but I've been with the company for nearly 5 years (it'd be 5 years in August), and had real trouble saying good bye after that stretch of time.
Besides, the past month or two have been pretty good. In fact, they've been wonderful. My boss has been in a great mood, he's been buying us coffee and being super nice, and work has been incredibly slow. I probably would never have gotten so far along in my book if it hadn't. I've passed time with my co-worker shooting our nerf gun at everything and everyone (including my framed poster of Indiana Jones, mini-helicopters, and each other). I've had an office, gotten to know our clients, and finished my Master's.
Don't get me wrong, some of the time (most of the time) it was a terrible job. But when times were good they were very good, and it'll be hard to leave my funny co-worker, my often-jerky but deep-down nice boss, and the funny lawyers with whom we shared space to go sit in a cubicle, processing files, just another cog in a too-big machine.
Maybe it won't be like that. After all, I have an offer in from one job and I'm hoping for an offer in from another...I'll have to look at the work environments for both. Hopefully one is more personal.
Anyway, I'm rambling. I'm so exhausted that, for the past hour, I've been passing out at the screen. I didn't get to write at work at all today, so after our company dinner for my going-away I came home, pottied the dogs, fed the dogs & cats, walked one of the dogs, took some painkillers for my migraine, and began to write. I managed 596 words, each one of them hard-won. Friday I did 683. I'll have to try to pick it up this weekend...I'm terrified that I won't get anything done in Maine, and that there just won't be time to work on this in my new job. What I need is to apply for a fellowship that'll just let me finish this piece. Blah.
Until that comes through, however, I'll just keep plugging away. Hopefully I'll keep up my 500 per day while I'm on my two-week vacation (I leave Monday!), and will be able to jot down a bit every day at work.
Wish me luck!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 26,491
Writing Mode: Fatigued & nostalgic
It was surprisingly difficult to leave my job today. I've hated the job for a long time, and have had more issues than I can count within the last year...but I've been with the company for nearly 5 years (it'd be 5 years in August), and had real trouble saying good bye after that stretch of time.
Besides, the past month or two have been pretty good. In fact, they've been wonderful. My boss has been in a great mood, he's been buying us coffee and being super nice, and work has been incredibly slow. I probably would never have gotten so far along in my book if it hadn't. I've passed time with my co-worker shooting our nerf gun at everything and everyone (including my framed poster of Indiana Jones, mini-helicopters, and each other). I've had an office, gotten to know our clients, and finished my Master's.
Don't get me wrong, some of the time (most of the time) it was a terrible job. But when times were good they were very good, and it'll be hard to leave my funny co-worker, my often-jerky but deep-down nice boss, and the funny lawyers with whom we shared space to go sit in a cubicle, processing files, just another cog in a too-big machine.
Maybe it won't be like that. After all, I have an offer in from one job and I'm hoping for an offer in from another...I'll have to look at the work environments for both. Hopefully one is more personal.
Anyway, I'm rambling. I'm so exhausted that, for the past hour, I've been passing out at the screen. I didn't get to write at work at all today, so after our company dinner for my going-away I came home, pottied the dogs, fed the dogs & cats, walked one of the dogs, took some painkillers for my migraine, and began to write. I managed 596 words, each one of them hard-won. Friday I did 683. I'll have to try to pick it up this weekend...I'm terrified that I won't get anything done in Maine, and that there just won't be time to work on this in my new job. What I need is to apply for a fellowship that'll just let me finish this piece. Blah.
Until that comes through, however, I'll just keep plugging away. Hopefully I'll keep up my 500 per day while I'm on my two-week vacation (I leave Monday!), and will be able to jot down a bit every day at work.
Wish me luck!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 26,491
Writing Mode: Fatigued & nostalgic
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Training Day
Well, I didn't get much done today. 573 words, and each hard-won. My boss sent in his daughter halfway through the day, so the lovely empty afternoon time that would normally be spent writing was instead filled with discussions of her boyfriend, her favorite hair colors, and her classes during college. Blarg!
I will say, she's finally starting to get the hang of the job, so that's nice. She only made one or two mistakes today (though one would have been a big problem down the road if I hadn't caught it). She'll be all right...we just don't have much in common, and she really, REALLY likes to talk. From one to five (minus a blissful hour for lunch) she talked my ear off.
We did talk about my book for a little bit (she asked if it was hard to write, because she saw that I was trying to write it and struggling...due to constant interruptions). I thought she might have a hidden creative writing streak, but as the conversation almost immediately veered back to boys and the kind of mattress she preferred, I think not. Sadness.
Anyway, I want to write a bit more, but I've got to jet off to Art Class. À bientôt, mes amis!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 25,130 (woo, broke 25k!)
Writing Mode: Highly distracted
I will say, she's finally starting to get the hang of the job, so that's nice. She only made one or two mistakes today (though one would have been a big problem down the road if I hadn't caught it). She'll be all right...we just don't have much in common, and she really, REALLY likes to talk. From one to five (minus a blissful hour for lunch) she talked my ear off.
We did talk about my book for a little bit (she asked if it was hard to write, because she saw that I was trying to write it and struggling...due to constant interruptions). I thought she might have a hidden creative writing streak, but as the conversation almost immediately veered back to boys and the kind of mattress she preferred, I think not. Sadness.
Anyway, I want to write a bit more, but I've got to jet off to Art Class. À bientôt, mes amis!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 25,130 (woo, broke 25k!)
Writing Mode: Highly distracted
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*EDIT* this is a post from last night, the 19th.
Ugh. Just got back from a terrible date. Or not TERRIBLE, just...yucky. He kept touching me the whole time, grinding up against me on the escalators in the metro, and tried to suck my face off when I finally said goodnight. Plus there was just no attraction. Having an alien burst from my chest would be less painful.
ANYway, today was a good writing day! I managed 1,116 words for a grand total of 24,558. Woot!
So I guess that's it. Just ate my first meal of the day and now am crashing. Must try not to crash on the couch again, but actually make it into bed.*
Nighty Noodles!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 24,558
Writing Mode: Skeeved out ;{~
*Edit two: I did, in fact, pass out on the couch. Fail.
Ugh. Just got back from a terrible date. Or not TERRIBLE, just...yucky. He kept touching me the whole time, grinding up against me on the escalators in the metro, and tried to suck my face off when I finally said goodnight. Plus there was just no attraction. Having an alien burst from my chest would be less painful.
ANYway, today was a good writing day! I managed 1,116 words for a grand total of 24,558. Woot!
So I guess that's it. Just ate my first meal of the day and now am crashing. Must try not to crash on the couch again, but actually make it into bed.*
Nighty Noodles!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 24,558
Writing Mode: Skeeved out ;{~
*Edit two: I did, in fact, pass out on the couch. Fail.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Realispree
Evidently things just aren't going to calm down! I'm starting a new job, interviewing for another job (don't ask me why, I just do things), prepping to babysit my mother's dogs and then jet out of town (so I've got to clean, use up all perishable food, board one of my cats, get the other down to my mum's, make sure the apartment is all closed up, etc...), going on dates (one Sunday and one today, blarg!), and still trying to deal with normal stuff like counseling (haters gonna hate), side work for my mum, and Art Class. Fairly certain my brain is going to explode and leak out of my ears.
Feels like I've slipped into Realispree--a reality show in my book that is a painful and dangerous race to the finish. Hopefully it ends better for me than for most Realispree contestants...
PLUS it's my last week at work, and I have a follow-up interview on the morning of my last day. Hope that won't keep us from doing something fun!
Anyway, despite all of that, I'm still managing to create. Not much, mind you, but enough to keep me going. I had enough of a buffer from last week to excuse not writing this weekend, which is good...Saturday I was running around working for my mum, and Sunday I was cleaning my apartment in a vain effort to make it presentable for her first visit since I moved in. I did manage to squeeze out 591 words on Friday and another 794 yesterday, bringing me to a grand total of 22,697. And--not to jinx myself--I feel like today is going to be a really good writing day. I have all sorts of ideas bouncing around my head, and have finally reached the point where the two main characters, Bryn & Mer, are going to properly meet and begin interacting. That'll lighten up the story quite a bit, and should make for some fun scenes with Mer...her life is about to disintegrate, and it'll be fun to watch her picking up the pieces.
...so I like to torment my characters. So sue me! It'll all work out for the best!
...ok, no it won't. Not in this book. Oops, sorry about that. Spoiler alert!
But if I actually finish this book, and the sequel, things will eventually work out in the third. If I don't get to the third...well, Mer'll have a very, VERY sad life. Poor thing.
Guess that's some incentive for me to get my shit together! Besides, a character I've been DYING to introduce, Pilot, should make her first appearance soon. Pilot is very possibly the most flawed character I've ever dreamed up. I thought of her ages ago. She evolved from a different character, went through many changes, and emerged as this great golden heroine...who is cowardly, unstable, and has little regard for anyone but herself. She's almost childlike in her selfishness and fear (what is that they say about writers always writing themselves???). Originally she was going to be the star of her own story, but I couldn't seem to make any stick. Then she was going into another story that's been percolating in my soggy brain, but she didn't really make sense there. Finally I thought of sticking her in with Bryn & Mer...and she just fit. Of course, if she could argue her case she might not agree...there are pretty terrible times ahead for her, as well...though one could argue that her beau, Bard, fares worse. They're great foils for Bryn & Mer, though, and they ground them more solidly in the world of the rebellion, to which both Bryn & Mer are merely visitors: Mer was a nobody who didn't even realize there was much of a rebellion, while Bryn is an outsider from England (<3 England!).
Ok, I seem to be writing a novel here...and there are other places that I should be doing that. Tootles!
...I hate the way that's spelled. I know it's wrong, but from this point forward I'm spelling it like the name, not the word. Toodles!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 22,697
Writing Mode: Energized!
Feels like I've slipped into Realispree--a reality show in my book that is a painful and dangerous race to the finish. Hopefully it ends better for me than for most Realispree contestants...
PLUS it's my last week at work, and I have a follow-up interview on the morning of my last day. Hope that won't keep us from doing something fun!
Anyway, despite all of that, I'm still managing to create. Not much, mind you, but enough to keep me going. I had enough of a buffer from last week to excuse not writing this weekend, which is good...Saturday I was running around working for my mum, and Sunday I was cleaning my apartment in a vain effort to make it presentable for her first visit since I moved in. I did manage to squeeze out 591 words on Friday and another 794 yesterday, bringing me to a grand total of 22,697. And--not to jinx myself--I feel like today is going to be a really good writing day. I have all sorts of ideas bouncing around my head, and have finally reached the point where the two main characters, Bryn & Mer, are going to properly meet and begin interacting. That'll lighten up the story quite a bit, and should make for some fun scenes with Mer...her life is about to disintegrate, and it'll be fun to watch her picking up the pieces.
...so I like to torment my characters. So sue me! It'll all work out for the best!
...ok, no it won't. Not in this book. Oops, sorry about that. Spoiler alert!
But if I actually finish this book, and the sequel, things will eventually work out in the third. If I don't get to the third...well, Mer'll have a very, VERY sad life. Poor thing.
Guess that's some incentive for me to get my shit together! Besides, a character I've been DYING to introduce, Pilot, should make her first appearance soon. Pilot is very possibly the most flawed character I've ever dreamed up. I thought of her ages ago. She evolved from a different character, went through many changes, and emerged as this great golden heroine...who is cowardly, unstable, and has little regard for anyone but herself. She's almost childlike in her selfishness and fear (what is that they say about writers always writing themselves???). Originally she was going to be the star of her own story, but I couldn't seem to make any stick. Then she was going into another story that's been percolating in my soggy brain, but she didn't really make sense there. Finally I thought of sticking her in with Bryn & Mer...and she just fit. Of course, if she could argue her case she might not agree...there are pretty terrible times ahead for her, as well...though one could argue that her beau, Bard, fares worse. They're great foils for Bryn & Mer, though, and they ground them more solidly in the world of the rebellion, to which both Bryn & Mer are merely visitors: Mer was a nobody who didn't even realize there was much of a rebellion, while Bryn is an outsider from England (<3 England!).
Ok, I seem to be writing a novel here...and there are other places that I should be doing that. Tootles!
...I hate the way that's spelled. I know it's wrong, but from this point forward I'm spelling it like the name, not the word. Toodles!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 22,697
Writing Mode: Energized!
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