They can really screw you over.
THE DAY
So it wasn’t the best writing day. Not a horrible one, but I’d really expected to be further along. I think it’s because that one character who decided to show up misbehaved and threw a monkey wrench into the works. So I spent several hours trying to work the narrative in a way that made sense (notice that I didn’t say the way I thought it should go). Narratives have to be internally consistent, and I’d really boxed in one character where he really wouldn’t stand a chance of getting out. Of course, I didn’t realize that until I walked away…but at least I figured it out.
Did I waste a day? No. I took a wrong turn, I guess. But it does, once again, beg the question of writing into the dark, which I actually dislike. I find that I waste too much time and “looping back” to tie things together gets confusing.
Doesn’t help, of course, that I had to leave to do the gym thing before I wanted to and, earlier, assembled dinner in a crockpot fully INTENDING to get back to work this evening. But then a daughter called with whom I’ve not spoken in a while and … well … family comes first.
Dang. I’m frustrated. What the heck is this character doing anyway?
WRITING OUT LOUD
Dark Side of the Moon
Day 1: 4326 Day 11: 2500 Day 21: 1800 Day 31: 745
Day 2: 2085 Day 12: 500 Day 22: 0 Day 32: 0
Day 3: 3011 Day 13: 1000 Day 23: 2700 Day 33: 4000
Day 4: 2652. Day 14: 3700 Day 24: 3500 Day 34: 2800
Day 5: 3210 Day 15: 5630 Day 25: 1500 Day 35: 4500
Day 6: 3450 Day 16: 1060 Day 26: 0 Day 36: 4800
Day 7: 0 Day 17: 130 Day 27: 0 Day 37: 0
Day 8: 2756 Day 18: 0 Day 28: 380 Day 38: 450
Day 9: 4580 Day 19: 3000 Day 29: 390 Day 39: 1000
Day 10: 2670 Day 20: 2600 Day 30: 380 Day 40: 2500
Day 41: 2600 Day 51: 1000 Day 63: 4800
*Day 42: 830 Day 52: 1600 Day 64: 3300
Day 43: 3600 Day 53: 2600 Day 65: 2500
Day 44: 5000 Day 54: 3600
Day 45: 2600 Day 55: 3200
Day 46: 3000 Day 56: 4000
Day 47: 2800 Day 57: 1200
Day 48: 2500 Day 58-60: 0
Day 49: 1000 Day 61: 3500
Day 50: 4600 Day 62: 3000
Blog Post: 350
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What I’m Watching:
Finished the first Worricker and on to the next. Do I like it as much as the first? No. Will I keep watching? Sure. Until something better comes along, I guess. I’m singularly unimpressed by most TV fare these days.
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What I’m Reading:
Operation Paperclip and The Pentagon’s Brain. Incrementally…slowly…
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What I’m Listening to:
I got to listen to a book! This is getting ridiculous.
