In which I wish I had drunk less coffee
Well, ok, I probably shouldn't be writing this, but I don't want to break my streak. I'm sitting here listening to the whiz of passing deadlines... Well, ok, I can still make it, but it's going to cost some precious sleep time. So I'm hyped on the coffee. And none of it is for NaNo... But I will say, blathering here has in fact started to help me get over the "Dear lord, how can I write 14 pages of stuff when I have no idea what to say" bit. I've been blathering along just fine. Next, of course, comes the "Does this pass muster" test, which I'm not sure it will, but at least it'll be in. There may even be a chance for someone to look it over....
Perhaps I overuse elipses, but hey, this is my blog, and I can overuse elipses if I want to. Yes, I get defiant when I'm hyped on coffee. I probably overuse commas too. Commas and I never really understood each other. I stick them in when I pause in my thoughts, under the assumption that that's where they go. I find when I'm copyedited that I tend to overuse them.
Five minutes down, ten to go. It's going to be a count the minutes blog night, since I have to get back to the other work.
Story progress: almost settled on a name for my bad guy, but it's kind of close to a friend's name. Sheer accident, I think. I'm not sure if I'll use it or find another. It was based on a secondary meaning, rather than the primary meaning, through several mutations, so I may try to get something that conveys the primary meaning more. Or I may stick with this. Or I may do something different. Some cool names floating around out there, though.
I probably need to do some structure work, too, but I think that won't happen until the end of the week. Draw up my parallels, do some world development, that sort of thing. It's more or less in this world, but has enough mythical elements that I want to work out more about the culture under the subway. The shadow realm, the country of the unseen. I may even be able to work my invisible woman in there. Hmm.... Stick to the point for the moment, though. The cleaner the mythos, the better off things will work. I've noticed I tend to get people muddled and confused when I try to tie together too many competing mythoses. Ok, you word purists who stumble across this- what is the plural of mythos?
Ten minutes down, five to go. Past bedtime, but then, there's another three pages waiting for me to finish them. And I'm slowing down here, too. My mind is wandering off, probably chasing that cup of coffee I put down somewhere. Marathon it tonight, and I can sleep tomorrow...
I want to join the independently wealthy, so that not working is an option. So who doesn't? I'd need to have some sort of work, though, but I'd like it to be writing. I've been envying the time others have during the day. I need to practice routines, though, to take full advantage of it. Maybe someday I'll think the concept is workable...
Well, that's fifteen. I'm off to finish the other task now.
Perhaps I overuse elipses, but hey, this is my blog, and I can overuse elipses if I want to. Yes, I get defiant when I'm hyped on coffee. I probably overuse commas too. Commas and I never really understood each other. I stick them in when I pause in my thoughts, under the assumption that that's where they go. I find when I'm copyedited that I tend to overuse them.
Five minutes down, ten to go. It's going to be a count the minutes blog night, since I have to get back to the other work.
Story progress: almost settled on a name for my bad guy, but it's kind of close to a friend's name. Sheer accident, I think. I'm not sure if I'll use it or find another. It was based on a secondary meaning, rather than the primary meaning, through several mutations, so I may try to get something that conveys the primary meaning more. Or I may stick with this. Or I may do something different. Some cool names floating around out there, though.
I probably need to do some structure work, too, but I think that won't happen until the end of the week. Draw up my parallels, do some world development, that sort of thing. It's more or less in this world, but has enough mythical elements that I want to work out more about the culture under the subway. The shadow realm, the country of the unseen. I may even be able to work my invisible woman in there. Hmm.... Stick to the point for the moment, though. The cleaner the mythos, the better off things will work. I've noticed I tend to get people muddled and confused when I try to tie together too many competing mythoses. Ok, you word purists who stumble across this- what is the plural of mythos?
Ten minutes down, five to go. Past bedtime, but then, there's another three pages waiting for me to finish them. And I'm slowing down here, too. My mind is wandering off, probably chasing that cup of coffee I put down somewhere. Marathon it tonight, and I can sleep tomorrow...
I want to join the independently wealthy, so that not working is an option. So who doesn't? I'd need to have some sort of work, though, but I'd like it to be writing. I've been envying the time others have during the day. I need to practice routines, though, to take full advantage of it. Maybe someday I'll think the concept is workable...
Well, that's fifteen. I'm off to finish the other task now.
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