day off

[mizkit]

I was not feeling enthusiastic this morning, despite approximately 9 hours of dead sleep. I wasn’t feeling *bad*, you understand, I just didn’t want to get up, particularly, but the taxi was on its way* and so I got up and went and swam. And partway home started feeling absolutely horrible, all nauseated and dizzy, which is very probably because I

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[suricattus]

On the external expectations thing: word. Having a gym buddy is all that gets me out some mornings (as you well know) and when he's on vacation it's tough to get motivated, even though I KNOW that once I'm at the gym, the rest of the day will go better, and I'll feel better.

Got my 500 words, btw. Barely. The Saturday finish may happen... or maybe it will be Sunday. Am not feeling the writing-surge today. I hereby declare it Edit All Over The World Day, instead.

[jeditigger]

All right, I don't want to sound like a kiss-ass but I think part of being a smart boss of yourself is knowing when to take a day off. You don't miss deadlines so far as I have ever seen or heard, so you know you'll make up the time however.

Get some good rest, listen to your body, pamper yourself, and get back to it tomorrow...because we needs our crackrock.

[mizkit]

*laughs* Thank you, although truth be told, I haven't turned a book in on time since, um, 2006?

[jeditigger]

Oh, fine, rain on my parade. SEE IF I CARE. :)

[eyelessgame]

I don’t think most jobs are very romantic from the inside

One of the writers (Sandy Petersen) of Doom (the old '90s computer game) said, back when, that when kids (teens) found out he was the author of Doom, they were all "Can I watch you work?" and he said "Why?"; they responded "To see what it's like to work on something that cool!". He looked at them, and said "It looks a lot like a fat bald guy typing on a computer."

[rovanda]

Hmm... Worldbreaker actually sounds very epic fantasy to me. I suppose it could work as sf too, but seeing that title on the bookstore shelf, I would be expecting epic fantasy.

[mizkit]

Well, but it's not epic fantasy either, just a fairy tale. :) I mean, the cover won't go in a SFnal direction, but it's possible bookstores, buying pre-cover-information, might determine it's one thing when it's really something else entirely. Which isn't ideal. :)

[agrimony]

Probably it's a result of the fact that I read very little actual SF, but I never once got 'SF' vibes out of WORLDBREAKER.

Of course, being entirely ignorant of the content of either TRUTHSEEKR or WORLDBREAKER, but knowing what you tend to write, I'd been assuming fantasy. :)

[martyn44]

Hope you're feeling better real soon now. Yeah, the writing trade, 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration, without the 1% inspiration so much of the time.

Don't worry, God will deal with Mr Robertson. In her own good time. Personally, I think they will sell tickets.