Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Up at 5:25 and wrote until 10. Then showered and went to Trader Joe's and Safeway for curry chicken tonight. Continued writing from 11-2, then made dinner from 2-3. I cleaned up at from 3-3:30, then rested until 4. From 4-5 I doing chores (and catching up with this), then from 5-6 I'll hopefully be able to write another hour before Game 3 tonight at 6. Richard and Lisa are coming over again for the game. Should be fun!
So about 7-8 hours of writing today. I revised what I wrote yesterday and sketched out No. 2 and Mindy's story with her mom. This is a fun novel with a lot going on. As Mindy's world develops, I see all kinds of potential. I can't wait to write No. 12. I like the payoff there. This story is voice heavy, so that should satisfy the voice addicts. I'm still thinking about the vlogs I watched yesterday from random teenagers who are big time Swiftie fans. They're so naturally hilarious. There's an energy to teenagers that I remember so well. Can't say I miss it, but I know it and respect it. It's like they can't dial down the restlessness.
If I can finish this book by the end of July and get Botticelli Girl written by the end of the year, I'll consider my first 1,000 days of writing a job well done. That would equal four novels in 1,000 days.
My weakest link used to be filling up empty pages with something, anything. Now it's organizing my thoughts once a few thousand words are written and staying focused as I assemble all the nonsense into something that resembles a coherent, continuous sequence. If I can streamline that aspect of my writing more efficiently, I'd be in a far better position to crank out material quickly.
Up at 5:25 and wrote until 10. Then showered and went to Trader Joe's and Safeway for curry chicken tonight. Continued writing from 11-2, then made dinner from 2-3. I cleaned up at from 3-3:30, then rested until 4. From 4-5 I doing chores (and catching up with this), then from 5-6 I'll hopefully be able to write another hour before Game 3 tonight at 6. Richard and Lisa are coming over again for the game. Should be fun!
So about 7-8 hours of writing today. I revised what I wrote yesterday and sketched out No. 2 and Mindy's story with her mom. This is a fun novel with a lot going on. As Mindy's world develops, I see all kinds of potential. I can't wait to write No. 12. I like the payoff there. This story is voice heavy, so that should satisfy the voice addicts. I'm still thinking about the vlogs I watched yesterday from random teenagers who are big time Swiftie fans. They're so naturally hilarious. There's an energy to teenagers that I remember so well. Can't say I miss it, but I know it and respect it. It's like they can't dial down the restlessness.
If I can finish this book by the end of July and get Botticelli Girl written by the end of the year, I'll consider my first 1,000 days of writing a job well done. That would equal four novels in 1,000 days.
My weakest link used to be filling up empty pages with something, anything. Now it's organizing my thoughts once a few thousand words are written and staying focused as I assemble all the nonsense into something that resembles a coherent, continuous sequence. If I can streamline that aspect of my writing more efficiently, I'd be in a far better position to crank out material quickly.
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