Not so Handy-dandy
Just a brief post, today. I haven't posted in a while because I've been dealing with a repetitive stress injury (RSI) which is most likely compression of the nerves in my right wrist. (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most well-known form of this.)
Basically my fingertips were numb and the muscles in my hand would "burn" after typing for longer than 5 minutes. Even writing by hand was difficult and tiring. I kept dropping things because a) I couldn't tell how tightly I was holding them and b) my fingers wouldn't obey when I told them to grasp an object. I was pretty sure it was RSI since I've had problems on and off for years now. The difference this time is it didn't get better after resting my hand for a day or two.
I'm on an anti-inflammatory and wearing a wrist brace. Luckily, the numbness is gone, but I still can't type for more than a minute or two at a time. Writing is easier than typing, but unfortunately 90% of the Day Jobbe is done on a computer. Hopefully surgery won't be necessary.
The most annoying part of this is I'm way behind in my jonowrimo goals. :P
The good news is that word counts aren't the only part of writing a novel. The plot for my next novel is simmering in the back of my mind, and the plot of the novel I started and stopped before FALLEN has been prickling, so hopefully the lessons I learned by writing FALLEN can be put to use.
And that's all for now. I try to post once a week, but that will probably decrease to once or twice a month for a while. I have been using Twitter more since it's shorter format is easier for me. Come find me over there: twitter.com/midnightblooms. I'm still reading and commenting on blogs and LJ, so you'll see me around now and then.
Take care of yourselves!
Basically my fingertips were numb and the muscles in my hand would "burn" after typing for longer than 5 minutes. Even writing by hand was difficult and tiring. I kept dropping things because a) I couldn't tell how tightly I was holding them and b) my fingers wouldn't obey when I told them to grasp an object. I was pretty sure it was RSI since I've had problems on and off for years now. The difference this time is it didn't get better after resting my hand for a day or two.
I'm on an anti-inflammatory and wearing a wrist brace. Luckily, the numbness is gone, but I still can't type for more than a minute or two at a time. Writing is easier than typing, but unfortunately 90% of the Day Jobbe is done on a computer. Hopefully surgery won't be necessary.
The most annoying part of this is I'm way behind in my jonowrimo goals. :P
The good news is that word counts aren't the only part of writing a novel. The plot for my next novel is simmering in the back of my mind, and the plot of the novel I started and stopped before FALLEN has been prickling, so hopefully the lessons I learned by writing FALLEN can be put to use.
And that's all for now. I try to post once a week, but that will probably decrease to once or twice a month for a while. I have been using Twitter more since it's shorter format is easier for me. Come find me over there: twitter.com/midnightblooms. I'm still reading and commenting on blogs and LJ, so you'll see me around now and then.
Take care of yourselves!