I got home today and didn't worry about writing. Because I'd already done it this morning. I was extremely confused. I woke up an hour early today, showered, got dressed, and hammered out a quick few hundred words before heading to work. It was bizarrely casual. It almost felt... healthy. I know I shouldn't be... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 24: Freshly Reset
So, today, having a day off with good rest... I completed the Double Scene experiment I'd come up with over a week ago. I woke up today, edited heavily, then waited for a few hours and got a second session in. And it didn't feel like I was straining at any point; I didn't have... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 23: Giving Thanks for Editing
The nap worked. Well, in the sense that sleeping for 10 hours is technically a nap, it definitely worked. After yesterday's post, I went to work, thinking up another route with the exchange I was worried about. And then I worked on my feet for an entire day, until my legs were killing me. I walked... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 22: Fundamentally
Something's not right. This isn't the post where I start talking about the walls making funny noises--I promise. I'm not completely insane yet. But something's fundamentally wrong. My job hasn't gone 13+ hours mode yet, but these days, when I get home, after eating and watching something--after taking a moment to relax and not work--I'm... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 21: Expectation
30 Days 2 is starting to teach me things about myself as a writer. Primarily... I'm starting to realize that I have an issue with expectation. Well, expectation and gratification. I'm finding it harder and harder to actually feel gratified when I do any writing. At least for this novel. And that inability to feel productive... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 20: Late Success
Yesterday, at work: Louis: He's sitting during a morning meeting, already tired, having gotten a max of 4 hours of sleep. His Boss: She talks about the day's proceedings. At some point, sensing everyone's lethargy, she perks up. "Well, at least it's going to be a shorter day, right?" Louis: He blinks. His Boss: "We close... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 8: Sprucing Up
So, after much deliberation about a transition, requiring me to find an old outline and read it over, I decided to spend the day working through what I already had, seeing if it worked with the solid themes I wanted to keep from the outline. I also added dynamic worldbuilding details as I went (my initial... Continue Reading →
A Mess of Small Goals
Man did April blow up in my face. If you follow this blog, you’ll know I had an incredibly clean, specific plan for April. A plan that started with a content edit of War of Exiles, the book I’ve been working on since 2005 through various phases of my writing career. A plan that was... Continue Reading →
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