Monday, November 24. 2008Balance is my Nature
Over the past month, I haven't been reading as much as I usually do. I find that this has left me with a sense that I am missing something in my life. I love to read- it sets me at ease and keeps my mind rolling over about on itself and helps me focus on doing other things.
This month I have been trying to write instead. Overall I am pleased with my book. Not 100%, but that is what redrafting is for. I feel like I am losing pace and distance and perspective in some areas and I need something to pull it all back together. I feel like I've lost something as I finish my 40,000 word and I want to go back to around 25,000 and start over again. Then I remember that this was a test to write 50,000 words in a month. Writing this many is difficult because I have to work and I do have somewhat of a life outside of my computer. Not a lot mind you- but some. I also play video games and MUD and this sucks away more of my life than I'd care to admit in all honesty. But I have been steadily writing, setting aside a little bit of time for myself every day to put down words on paper. Perhaps this is why I have lost continuity. I have diverted from my outline and stuck in new things and taken things out. Anyway, I feel at loss without reading. I have realized I cannot do one thing without the other. I can't read or write- I must do both. I need both in my life. Bleh. I don't think I will reach the 50,000 words in November. I should be upset over this, but I'm really not. I would rather write something good, than force out the 50,000 words. I think I can accomplish this. But I don't think it will happen in one month. I knew this would be a challenge. I could have written a mystery novel, but I didn't want to. Instead I chose something I want to write and it will put me over the November timeline. Oh well. I don't find that I really mind. It gives me time to read and to write. This does wonders for my state of mind. And that is what matters to me. I will post the next chapter in a different post. It is longer than the previous ones, so it needs its own space. Tuesday, November 18. 2008Earthquakes: Chapter 12
Obviously, Monty Python is the highest form of entertainment. But I already knew that. If I ever get a parrot, I hope it pines for the fjords. Anyway, here is the next chapter- yeah, I got lazy with posting chapter, but the next several chapters are doozies. Continue reading "Earthquakes: Chapter 12" Wednesday, November 12. 2008Metronome
I haven't done any work on my novel today. I haven't felt like it. I find myself wondering if I have already reached the pinnacle of my writing abilities and focus. Probably not, but after finishing the last chapter, I feel oddly drained.
Of course, it may just be that I am physically drained from limping around and taking a rather nasty fall after my knee completely buckled under me as I tried to walk down the stair out of my apartment today. Strangely, the knee itself doesn't hurt much- I just find I have very little strength in it. If I step too quickly, it buckles and gives way beneath me. If I turn, it does the same. It is a very odd sort of feeling. It definitely does not hurt as much as my previous knee injury and the subsequent surgery on it. This most likely means I haven't hurt it all that bad, it just wants me to be off of it for a while so it can rest and repair itself. Anyway, instead of working on my novel, today I thought I would write a little story instead. It is Murakami inspired, I admit that. And the story just sort of fell out of me while I was trying to do other things. I hate that. After this, I need to get back to working on some very frustrating VB code for a spreadsheet and drink some more of this fabulous coffee I've got. Continue reading "Metronome" Tuesday, November 11. 2008Earthquakes: Chapter 11
I have nothing to say other then, blah.
Uhg...I need coffee and painkillers. And ice. Damn knee. Girls are mean. Remember that. Words so far: 23001Words to go: 26999 Days left: 19 Continue reading "Earthquakes: Chapter 11" Comments work again, I swear. Maybe, sort of. Hopefully.
So, apparently I got tagged to do a six random thing, thing. I was tagged by WebKittyn who has had a bad couple of days- no, bad couple of months really. Heck, I would almost venture to say bad year. But, she still found 6 mildly amusing things to write about, such as Lucky Charms cereal (which I can't stand and have never been able to stomach- I have a thing against those little marshmallows) and odd dreams about Mt. Everest Base Camp.
I have the silly little Shitty Blog Feed on my admin log in page for Serendipity (fuckin' awesome no?) so I can now see when shitty bloggers have new posts- all of them. I log into my blog and link right into other new posts at the other blogs. It is a good feature and it pleases me. Anyway, this is bouncing about the Shitty Bloggers right now and I was tagged. The Rules: So…let's see if I can come up with six random and nearly witty facts about myself.
I suppose I should tag six people. I am not sure I know six people to tag. Do six people even read my blog anymore? With the drivel spewing out lately, I doubt it. Also, I think everyone I "know" has more or less been covered by other people. Anyway, people to tag: My One-Eyed Cat, Cygnus (he says meeeeerrrrrooooOOOOW, also that his poos are quite stinky today and I should appreciate them) The Guy in the Cube 3 down who insists on bringing fish for lunch. The cubicle ninja who moved all my pencils (I know you're there) Sparky Mistress of the Dark I think I have fixed my comments. Apparently they were sort of broken. I loosened some of the spam blocking (which was probably most of the problem). It should be good now. I had to put on an emergency stop not too long ago because I was getting spammed when I upgraded my blog and forgot to upgrade my spam filter as well. Whoops. I just turned that off and everything should be okay now- I even tested it myself. Also, I will be posting the next chapter soon. I was off my leg for the past couple of days so I fell a little behind in writing. But I still have new stuff to post.
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