Yes. I finally broke through this one scene that’s been giving me trouble for the last few days. I don’t believe in writer’s block, but I do believe in writer’s avoidance, and I’ve had that for the past ten days or so because of this one chapter. I’ve really wanted–and really needed–to get beyond this… Continue reading Satisfaction
Category: Gaia Nova
playing catchup
Holy cow! I feel like I haven’t been blogging or writing hardly at all in the past week. Last year, I was so enthusiastic about the writing–and I still am, it’s just that school has freaking blindsided me. I had a 10 page history paper to write for today, and it threw off my schedule… Continue reading playing catchup
Pay no attention to the wordcount meters
That’s right. It’s 2:40 am and I just finished up for tonight. 1,924 words–that should catch me up a bit for missing the past couple of days. At least chapter four is finished right now. Some of you might throw the book across the room if you were reading this in print, but I don’t… Continue reading Pay no attention to the wordcount meters
No writing yesterday…but there is a reason
Well, as you may notice, I didn’t write at all yesterday. My wordcount meters are both down significantly, especially the 7 day one. Grr…I will get them back up before too long! New goal: get both meters in the red by the end of the week. However, I have a reason for not writing, and… Continue reading No writing yesterday…but there is a reason
Destiny
A couple of weeks ago, we started learning about the Seljuk Turks in History 240 (History of the Middle East to 1800). This band of rugged, horse-riding nomads went from mercenary warriors of some Persian dynasty to the de facto rulers of nearly half the Muslim world. In an era when radical Shi’ism swept across… Continue reading Destiny
Halloween and Nanowrimo kickoff
So, if you checked my blog earlier today, you may have noticed the, um, lack of progress as noted by the speedometers. Well, all I can say is that yesterday was kind of a special case, it being a holiday and all. However, it was an awesome Halloween! I went to work at 10:30 am… Continue reading Halloween and Nanowrimo kickoff
Breaking 1,000
I broke 1,000 words today! Yay! That’s my daily wordcount goal from here on out, so it was good to reach it. Also, the story is coming along nicely. I can see how my original idea for the scene that was giving me trouble just wasn’t fleshed out enough. If I’d have gone with it,… Continue reading Breaking 1,000
Grr…
Man, I’ve been busy this week. I have been making progress–750 words isn’t bad, even if it is lower than I’d like–but I haven’t moved past this one scene. It’s kind of frustrating. I have the next couple of scenes figured out in my head, and I’m really excited to get to them (they’ve got… Continue reading Grr…
Okay, a new direction
I owe a lot to Aneeka. She is the one who motivated me to write The Phoenix of Nova Terra back in 2007 when I didn’t really think I could finish a novel before the end of the school year. Like I said in the last post, I’ve hit something of a wall in my… Continue reading Okay, a new direction
A change of direction?
I had a chat with Aneeka yesterday about writing. She was in London waiting to catch the bus to Scotland at around 4:00 am or so (jealous!), and I was winding down a frustratingly unproductive day. I told her how I’m trying to divide my attention between two different projects, and she had some interesting… Continue reading A change of direction?