Third day of the new schedule. Third day in a row I got up and exercised (I’ve started watching Dead Like Me while I ride my stationary bike. One might imagine this is a good way to pass the time while exercising, and it would be, except inevitably I am interrupted at least four times by people leaving for work/school, having to drive someone to the bus stop, supervise the packing of lunch, etc.) But hey, I’m trying. The show is interesting, too.
Yesterday I wrote 24 pgs, much improved over the past few months where I wrote barely anything. And here’s the problem…I had great and glorious dreams about writing this book just for me over the summer, at a fairly “slow” pace (didn’t know it would be fucking GLACIAL) and then start the new school year with my contracted work. Well, that didn’t really happen so much. Got side tracked, did other stuff, didn’t finish.
I’m on the downward slide now, though. It’s about half finished, I have the end in sight. I like it. I like it very, very much. And I know if I don’t finish it, I will have one more 3/4 finished book that won’t ever sell. I need to finish it, polish it, get it out there, because though I might be able to sell it unfinished it will be much better if I finish it first. And I want to, I will, and I keep fooling myself I have enough time to do it.
The problem is, I have a deadline in January and one in March, and I’m pretty sure it’s the 1st of those months, not the end (which I HATE!!! HATE HATE HATE, please remind me next time to make sure the deadlines are the LAST day of the month!) and that means I really need to finish the Jan. book by December (traditionally a lost month) and work my butt off in Jan/Feb. I don’t like skating that close to the edge of deadlines; I fear something happening that will prevent me from writing. And now I feel like a stooge for fuddling around all summer and not “working” when mostly what I did was try to work or think about working and then only doing a little bit of something that wasn’t much work. OR not work. It was something muddled in between!
The good news is, I had an interesting dream last weekend that’s set up something fun, and gave me some information about my next heroine for Spice. Now I have her name, I have her family information which explains a lot about why she agrees to do what she does. I know about her brother, who may or may not have his own book at some point. I have another idea, too, brewing, and THAT one is tugging at me.
I have lots of ideas. If I want to write them all, I’d better get moving.
Shower now. Maybe coffee. Certainly some cereal. And today, I’m going to write even more than I did yesterday.
I hope.
M
PS– my musical selection at the moment is
UPDATE: GAHHHHH! BUS DID NOT COME MUST DRIVE CHILD TO SCHOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL
GAHHHHHHH
September 1st, 2010 at 9:20 am · Link
I love Dead Like Me……glad to hear you are writing again………..
September 1st, 2010 at 8:14 pm · Link
So don’t miss the whole school days. Nope, not at all.
Very glad to hear you’re back to writing.
Am starting Naked this weekend. It’s my treat to myself…a you know, didn’t win, but here’s a treat kind of treat.
Greatttt, now I have that ‘toot-sweet/treat??’ song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rolling through my head.
Oiy ~
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:14 am · Link
@Dana: hee heee, I’m getting some fun stuff to send your way-ayyyyy