In which I take a deep breath
Well, this will be my last long entry for a while. NaNo starts in an hour and a half here, though I probably won't start until tomorrow morning or possibly evening, depending on how I feel. Which, right now, is not terribly well.
I'm still settling on an opening. I expect I'll just have to plough through with whatever I come up with, and see if it works. If it doesn't, there's time to fix the opening later. Goal is to get through to the end, not to write the perfect story. I cannot remind myself of that enough times. It's like a concert- you have to keep going no matter what mistakes you make. And, if I have to actually start more in the middle, well, so be it.
Went and read some other versions of the myth. Interesting. Several of the thoughts I had fit in perfectly with the expanded versions.I think this will work. Now, if I can pull my head out of work and life long enough to get it done, I'll be very happy. I think it's do or die time for me. I need this to work, and to prove to myself I can actually do it rather than just talk about doing it. I'm good at dreaming, but I need to get to the doing.
I think I'm as prepared as I am going to be. Not that it matters at this point. I have the vague map of how to get from point A to point B. I know where point B is. I'm still not certain where point A is, but I have a rough idea and a plan if I get lost. I have one or two visualized scenes to keep me going if all else fails. I have 15 dedicated minutes a day to build from. And I have what I hope is the proper attitude toward what I am doing. That all will have to be enough...
Next on my list is a decent night's sleep so I can be effective at work and not bring anything home with me to do. That will, hopefully, keep the mind clear and on task rather than dragging it back to work all the time. I expect Tuesday will be a major distraction, but I'll try to work through it if I have to. The first few days I'll see how I do in the 15-30 minutes in the evening and see if I need to expand from there. If so, I may have to make it morning time, though I don't know if that will work or not.
I wonder if I'm nervous about this, or if I ate something that disagrees with me. I really feel unwell at the moment...
Ok, I think I will keep this a few minutes short tonight too, for the same reason. Sleep is something I want to get a lot of. I need more than just one extra hour in the day. And I'm only two minutes short. I think my habit will survive...
Tomorrow's entry will be of the progress report variety. Hopefully I'll be able to get my progress bar graphic patched into the template so you can see how I'm doing.
I'm still settling on an opening. I expect I'll just have to plough through with whatever I come up with, and see if it works. If it doesn't, there's time to fix the opening later. Goal is to get through to the end, not to write the perfect story. I cannot remind myself of that enough times. It's like a concert- you have to keep going no matter what mistakes you make. And, if I have to actually start more in the middle, well, so be it.
Went and read some other versions of the myth. Interesting. Several of the thoughts I had fit in perfectly with the expanded versions.I think this will work. Now, if I can pull my head out of work and life long enough to get it done, I'll be very happy. I think it's do or die time for me. I need this to work, and to prove to myself I can actually do it rather than just talk about doing it. I'm good at dreaming, but I need to get to the doing.
I think I'm as prepared as I am going to be. Not that it matters at this point. I have the vague map of how to get from point A to point B. I know where point B is. I'm still not certain where point A is, but I have a rough idea and a plan if I get lost. I have one or two visualized scenes to keep me going if all else fails. I have 15 dedicated minutes a day to build from. And I have what I hope is the proper attitude toward what I am doing. That all will have to be enough...
Next on my list is a decent night's sleep so I can be effective at work and not bring anything home with me to do. That will, hopefully, keep the mind clear and on task rather than dragging it back to work all the time. I expect Tuesday will be a major distraction, but I'll try to work through it if I have to. The first few days I'll see how I do in the 15-30 minutes in the evening and see if I need to expand from there. If so, I may have to make it morning time, though I don't know if that will work or not.
I wonder if I'm nervous about this, or if I ate something that disagrees with me. I really feel unwell at the moment...
Ok, I think I will keep this a few minutes short tonight too, for the same reason. Sleep is something I want to get a lot of. I need more than just one extra hour in the day. And I'm only two minutes short. I think my habit will survive...
Tomorrow's entry will be of the progress report variety. Hopefully I'll be able to get my progress bar graphic patched into the template so you can see how I'm doing.
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