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2003-11-15 Today was a bit of a busy day. I got up at 11, which was very nice. I was actually awake a little before that, but I kept ignoring my mom coming in to get me out of bed. I can't do that during the week, so I enjoyed it. I puttered around the house, started to catch up on the typing of the NaNo book, had lunch, and then headed out for my 3:00 appointment to get my hair cut. The cut is... okay. I'm still not 100% sure if I like it, and I had my usual meltdown when I got home. I think I have to wait until I style it myself, because I usually hate the way hairdressers do it. Then I went to a bunch of stores in the mall, including the book store where I bought myself a new book to read when I'm done with the current one. It's a book by... Greg Iles? I've never heard of him, but it sounded interesting and Stephen King claims it was creepy. I figure if the King of Creepiness said that about this book, then it must be decent. But I think I need a few suggestions of authors to read. I had a really tough time finding one at the store - while I like the investigative suspense stories as much as the next person, I really do find that there are way too many of those books out there (let's just ignore, for the moment, the genre my current NaNo book is, okay?), and lately the ones I've read have been written by authors I don't enjoy. So. I like horror, suspense, historical romances of the Diana Gabaldon variety... Once I got home, after my meltdown, I sat down and typed a bit more of the book. I have about 5 pages left and THEN I can start on today's quota. I'm horribly behind. The last I checked, I had about 13,000 words. Out of 50,000. On the 15th of November. Good grief. But to tell you the truth, I don't know how much I care at this point, if I get those 50,000 words out by November 30 or not. I like the story - there are things I don't like and events I sort of rush through because I have this deadline looming over my head. I know that the whole point of NaNoWriMo is quantity, not quality, but that's not the kind of writer I am. Anyone who's heard how long my other book is or who knows what my essays in school were like knows that I do not have a problem with length. I don't think I ever wrote a paper in college or university that was under the maximum word count. I was forever emailing profs asking them if it was okay that I surpassed what they asked for. So, I focus on quality. I'm thinking of not caring so much about the 50,000 word mark. If I get there by November 30, great. If I don't, it's not a big deal. I enjoy writing, I've written a book, this story has potential, so I have to stop worrying. Yes, folks, I worry WAY too much, and about stupid shit. Now I'm off to soak in the tub. I'm usually a shower-person, but once in awhile it's nice to just relax with a bath bomb and a book. |
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