White Flag

Things I learned from last year’s Nano:
- I need to know the end of my story before I can begin it.
- I need a bare bones outline to follow
- the outline does not need to be carved in stone

What I learned from this year’s Nano:
- ideas do not write themselves
- I suck at contemporary/slice of life
- too much pressure dries the writing up

My writing buddy has the right idea, write at your own speed. It’s time to let the Nano go. I’ll stick with the 70 Days of Sweat, but I’m not going to obsess about it.

Missed it Again!

Do you know who's playing tonight in Hamilton, where my sister lives? Click HERE if you want to find out.

I think when I get get my calendar for next year I'm going to put a big stick note on the month of November to remind me to check for concert dates.

They're my favorite band, the ticket prices are pretty damn reasonable, and I've never seen them live.

It truly sucks to be me.

The Road to Hell . . .

. . . is paved with good intentions.

I'm not just on the road, I built the damn road!

Here it is, the last day of my vacation. I started out with such good intentions and where did it get me? On the road to hell.

All the big plans I had for this week have pretty much come to naught. But as a good friend pointed out, it wasn't due to laziness, it was my depression kicking in.

There are times when my depression gets the better of me, when the medication and the coping mechanisms just don't work. And it seems that the more I fight it the worse it gets.

Despite everything I didn't get done, I'm leaving the week on a hopeful note. I did get some writing done, and I think the story is going to be a good one.

Lazyitis

So, I have a confession to make. My lap top has been pretty much set to go since last weekend. So why haven't I been writing? Because I'm lazy. That's why.

I've done a lot of reading in the last week. For inspiration, you ask? No, because I'm lazy and didn't feel like doing anything else.

I booked vacation time for this week last December, figuring I'd need it to give my Nano word count a boost. Boy do I know me or what? Ask me how I've done on my Nano word count. Go, on. I dare you.

Nada, zip, zilch, zero.

My first priority today was to finish the letter I started to my sister in July, so I added 2,000 words to that, but they don't count for either challenge. But at least her letter is done and I can get it in the mail tomorrow.

Now, despite the fact that my house should be condemned by the Department of Health and my plants are in serious need of attentions (and water), I am not budging from this recliner until I've written at least 2,000 words that actually count towards something.

Unless I have to go to the bathroom.

And then get distracted.

Blessed All Souls Day

Hopefully this marks a turning in my luck. You notice there was no Wednesday quiz or Happy All Hallow’s Eve. Nor was there any kind of word count reported. There is a reason for this.

My beloved laptop has a Trojan. And we’re not talking condoms people.

*Sigh*

That, combined with the mighty mother of all migraines has equalled a totally unproductive week for me. My friendly, neighborhood computer geek (for the price of a peanut butter cheesecake) has got it to the point where I can sort of use it until he has time to wipe the hard drive. I tell my virus protection to get rid of it about 20 times before it finally does, and then I’m good to go. But it’s back again every time I turn the computer on and I have to go through the removal again.

But at least it’s buying me a little time to back up my files and important crap. Thank God for thumb drives!