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folklorefanatic) wrote2006-02-20 04:32 pm
folklorefanatic) wrote2006-02-20 04:32 pm
Writing Updates
I fell down the stairs a few nights ago. One of the cats puked and the cleaning solution didn't dry completely, so when I headed for a bite in the kitchen later that night around 1 am, I slipped onto my back and went for a toboggan ride ala Home Alone, except without the sled. No major damage, but my muscles are sore everywhere. Fun all around.
So! Progress report.
Type: Novel
Genre: Mainstream
Project Nickname: Sleep
Word Count: 5000+
Notes: MC is currently wandering around in the bowels of Lamont and Widener Libraries, flirting with roommate's secret crush. Bad MC. Bad!
Type: Novella
Genre: Dark Lit
Project Nickname: Bad Apples
Word Count: <30,000
Notes: This is my "I'm-bloody-stuck-on-every-other-piece-so-I-suppose-I'll-work-on-you" project. It's turning out well, but I have yet to write the segment which I believe will narrow its audience.
Type: Short Story
Genre: Horror
Project Nickname: Fourth Face
Word Count: ~2,300
Notes: I can taste the finish line. I'm sooo close, and it's frustrating that my inner critic attempts to foil my every keystroke with doubt and delays.
Type: Screenplay
Genre: Historical Drama
Project Nickname: Unconquered
Length: 50/120 pages
Notes: Unconquered is the only story finished in my head. I can see the damn trailer running in commercial breaks during the news; I know every character inside and out, and whenever I sit down to actually work on it, the thing pours onto the paper like magic. Why, one might ask, is it not done? After all, it's completely plotted and outlined. One word -- distractions. I have to write down ideas before they disappear, and those ideas turn into progress on another project...
It's so frustrating to feel this exhausted at 4 pm. I mean, really--I woke up at 11 am and I have to take a nap to finish the day. Plus, I've contracted a minor cold, and it decided to attack my eyes with the itchiness of twenty ants parading through my tear ducts. (Apparently, it also sucks up all my talent as a memoirist as well...)
So! Progress report.
Type: Novel
Genre: Mainstream
Project Nickname: Sleep
Word Count: 5000+
Notes: MC is currently wandering around in the bowels of Lamont and Widener Libraries, flirting with roommate's secret crush. Bad MC. Bad!
Type: Novella
Genre: Dark Lit
Project Nickname: Bad Apples
Word Count: <30,000
Notes: This is my "I'm-bloody-stuck-on-every-other-piece-so-I-suppose-I'll-work-on-you" project. It's turning out well, but I have yet to write the segment which I believe will narrow its audience.
Type: Short Story
Genre: Horror
Project Nickname: Fourth Face
Word Count: ~2,300
Notes: I can taste the finish line. I'm sooo close, and it's frustrating that my inner critic attempts to foil my every keystroke with doubt and delays.
Type: Screenplay
Genre: Historical Drama
Project Nickname: Unconquered
Length: 50/120 pages
Notes: Unconquered is the only story finished in my head. I can see the damn trailer running in commercial breaks during the news; I know every character inside and out, and whenever I sit down to actually work on it, the thing pours onto the paper like magic. Why, one might ask, is it not done? After all, it's completely plotted and outlined. One word -- distractions. I have to write down ideas before they disappear, and those ideas turn into progress on another project...
It's so frustrating to feel this exhausted at 4 pm. I mean, really--I woke up at 11 am and I have to take a nap to finish the day. Plus, I've contracted a minor cold, and it decided to attack my eyes with the itchiness of twenty ants parading through my tear ducts. (Apparently, it also sucks up all my talent as a memoirist as well...)