Stories told on NaNo: I ain't getting out alive

Nov 19, 2010 00:38

I just paused and realized I hadn't written anything for two days. There are various reasons:

1. I've suddenly become a social butterfly, contrary to my caterpillar ways. I've been to a hundred meetings these two weeks alone and if my school mag teacher adviser calls me ONE MORE TIME I will not be responsible for my actions.

2. The flow is not ... ( Read more... )

writing, nanowrimo, life

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carolinswriting November 18 2010, 20:10:19 UTC
I have this happen to me often. When I'm deep into the draft of my current novel, I get an idea for a new one. The shiny new idea taunts and tempts me and it seems so much easier to focus on that one, than to actually do the hard writing of your actual project. Write everything down you think about, then put it to rest, until you're finished with Clockwork. Otherwise you won't ever finish one thing, because there'll always be something else popping up that seems to want your attention more. :D And it'll feel soooooooo good when you've pushed through the hard part and finished!

Good luck, and I hope you have fun in camp!

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secretdoorways November 19 2010, 03:53:00 UTC
True true true :D I hate this. Why does the cosmic universe despise us so?

But can it really be called hatred if all this is lovely inspiratiion??? :)

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carolinswriting November 19 2010, 09:30:35 UTC
Because if writing were easy, everyone would do it. ;-) You should be proud of yourself for sticking through with it. :D

I loooooooooooooove ideas. They make me all giddy. *gg*

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