Being Malton Milquetoast

[tex_maam]

Well, as of yesterday, it's official: One Night in Sixes is out on submission.  I would say something here about taking up a position at the punch bowl and waiting to be asked to dance, but that is exactly the wrong kind of metaphor.  Better to say that I've already got my dream date, we are already cutting one hell of a rug, and we have no plans

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[dr34mr]

oh man - this is good - i like it - it's a bit like trying to imagine being a rockstar with everyone singing YOUR songs back to you on stage and covering them all over youtube

i'm gonna put this in my memories so that i can reference it when i'm all done with the first draft of my wolves - i think it'd be so cool to come back and look to see if maybe i've managed such a feat

[tex_maam]

Oh, I'm glad you like it! And madam, I REALLY hope you can knock out that draft this year - it is so exciting to sit back and gaze upon a Whole Entire Thing, even when you know there will be more work to do on it, and know that you laid down every single word!

[dr34mr]

oh it will DEFINITELY happen - even if i have been procrastinating like CRAZY on even getting the outline together - UGH - why's life gotta be all gettin' in the way all the flippin' time?! =P

(5-yr-old + boyfriend i only get a couple hours a day with + housework = UGH WHERE'S MY WRITING TIME?!?)

[tex_maam]

Dudette, I think about your struggles all the time. I'm like "man, I don't even have a kid - why is it so dang hard to carve the time out and do this?"

Short answer: I dunno, but I'm starting to think that maybe our New Year's resolutions should've been quitting sleep.

[dr34mr]

oh man - and that's the WORST of it - if i only get five hours for whatever reason, i am WIPED for the next day and will still need a nap the day after - i swear i need MORE sleep than most people to function properly - it's insane - but yes - perhaps quitting sleep could really do something for the creative juices. . . hmmm - sleep deprivation created characters/stories? i may actually have to give that a try!