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- 09:01 This is the second cool writing quote I’ve gotten from a Carol Emshwiller story: tinyurl.com/596zfm #
- 09:13 My protagonist’s theme song. Still trying to figure out how to make it play out, though. ♫ blip.fm/~rmac #
- 09:14 Actually I’ve had a couple of protagonists with that theme song. Wonder if it means anything? Naaaah… #
- 09:25 Props to Randy Coutre, but wtf was he thinking? tinyurl.com/5vlghh #
- 18:29 I NEED the antho w/a story "where two queer psychic cops infiltrate an occult BDSM nightclub." tinyurl.com/6qmmla #
- 20:44 Major procrastination mode. Van Damme’s BLOODSPORT on TV. STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS on in 15 min. #
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- 08:13 If my current piece had a soundtrack, this song would be on it: ♫ blip.fm/~r9p0 #
- 08:14 Been 2 or 3 stories since I thought up a soundtrack for a piece…hm. #
- 08:18 Flickr pool devoted to my favorite fast food place. More to binge on over Thanksgiving: www.flickr.com/groups/chipotle/pool/ #
- 08:48 Enuff screwing around. Let the editing begin (with BookTV in the background)!! #
- 09:44 *sigh* Yes, I’ve got a stronger narrative. But still, no "hook" and no title…unless I worm it back in somehow…? #
- 09:47 DOCTOR WHO X-mas special 2008 trailer: tinyurl.com/64uap8 #
- 09:51 Agenda for the rest of the morning: Breakfast, more coffee, haircut, & more editing. #
- 09:59 Yeah yeah, and more draft, too. #
- 10:52 Weighing my weekend agenda against this decision tree: tinyurl.com/6z6w67 #
- 15:05 You know the guilt about your reading backlog is bad when you can’t even bring yourself to check books out of the library. #
- 15:07 All my favorite writing spots about town were either crowded or uncomfortable. Only have 1 pg of line-edits to show for my trouble thus far. #
- 15:19 Podcast interview with Benjamin Rosenbaum (aka the next author in my reading queue): tinyurl.com/6es4rk #
- 18:48 I think I actually got more writing done last week while I had the Andromeda Strain. *sigh* #
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- 07:20 "Don’t you know by now no one gives you anything? Don’t you wonder how you keep on moving one more day, your way?" ♫ blip.fm/~qtac #
- 07:23 What else was I gonna post on my 666th tweet? ♫ blip.fm/~qtbe #
- 07:31 Why can’t I delete my last tweet???? #
- 10:19 Because I can’t delete my last tweet, my awesome joke about my 666th post is now ruined! 🙁 Oh well. #
- 10:20 Wrote a whole page this morning. Funny what can happen when you decide to just *make* something–anything–happen. #
- 10:24 Still probably won’t have it ready by group time this weekend…:( #
- 12:17 "…I can’t even imagine a writing process that didn’t include the constant criticism of my peers." tinyurl.com/6bgzr5 #
- 12:22 Not to mention self-flagellation that would make Martin Luther blush. #
- 12:30 Like so: tinyurl.com/49ulbq #
- 14:21 Walked in the sunshine at lunch, thought about my story, and came to a horrible realization… #
- 14:24 Realized the probs in my story might be solved by *removing* the hook that got me started writing it in the first place! Of all the…%#$*! #
- 20:39 Typed out most of my handwritten draft, painfully excising all references to my original hook. So far, it looks like I was right. #
- 22:01 "Burning up on midnight oil / And it’s come right back on you." ♫ blip.fm/~r6f7 #
- 22:29 X-ferred the story from the AlphaSmart to an .rtf file. Only now realized that since I don’t have the original hook, I don’t have a title! #
- 22:57 Watching GHOST ADVENTURES on the Travel Channel. I…I just don’t have the words. #
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- 07:09 The music in my head this morning: ♫ blip.fm/~qeas #
- 07:10 Wondering if I have time to slip in the new Bond film this weekend…? #
- 07:12 Still not sure how to hit my protagonist where it hurts. But, I’ve figured out where it hurts! #
- 08:59 Wondering how much writing I can get done in class today. #
- 12:16 Very very very happy with my midterm performance, despite having coughed out 1/2 a brain during the exam. ♫ blip.fm/~qibo #
- 12:33 Didn’t get to write during class. Still working out my immediate next plot point. #
- 13:36 BeTwittered is down. Almost forgot what Twitter looked like :). #
- 13:36 Cassandra Wilson interview in the local rag (*swoon*) tinyurl.com/5gx75z #
- 17:46 So tired and so far out of a writing groove. Gonna get it back, one paragraph at a time, if need be! #
- 17:46 Hell, when was the last time I even *read* anything? #
- 18:09 Screw it. Gonna read tonight, then spit out some draft tomorrow before work. With a nice, large red-eye. #
- 20:35 Have you, or someone you know, been permanently injured by a Jedi? tinyurl.com/6juyrx #
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- 07:19 Woke up and still had this song in my head: ♫ blip.fm/~pwck #
- 07:21 Thinking about my latest story is stressing me out. Am >this close< to just scrapping the whole thing. #
- 10:38 Didn’t write during Section this morning. Just jotted down a few character and plot ideas that came to mind. About a page worth ;). #
- 10:44 Brought the AlphaSmart on a skool day–screw it. Gonna xscribe what I have so far to see exactly what I have. #
- 10:45 @sixsentences Amen to that! I hate the process. My joy’s in the finished product ;). #
- 12:38 New photo/art blog; something that gets the juices stirring: bldgblog.blogspot.com/ #
- 14:24 Ah, the fall. The leaves. The colours. The throng of crises and walk-ins… #
- 14:57 Writing progress this afternoon: -250 words! 1 pg just needed to be cut because it was going nowhere. #
- 18:01 Today was a bad day for one of the CPUs I use at work to get swapped out. A bad day. #
- 18:02 Will sublimate my anger into writing. I remember when I made progress on my last story by taking out my frustrations on the protagonist! #
- 18:14 Advice I should follow: "…don’t indulge in rejectomancy." tinyurl.com/5etz3e #
- 20:36 Redrafted the pg I eliminated today. Much improved. Still planning exactly how I’m going to crucify my protagonist. #
- 20:41 …while I watch GHOST HUNTERS. #
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- 07:07 "I do believe I’m feeling stronger everyday." ♫ blip.fm/~plmh #
- 07:12 This brings back (recent) memories. Gets me all tingly… tinyurl.com/5g929a #
- 07:15 Doing skoolwork on a writing nite demands payback! Heck, if today’s lecture is boring enough, I might even write in class :). #
- 11:56 Scribbled out 120+ words during class and still took decent notes–Hah! #
- 12:00 Now the choice is: forge ahead with the draft, or type and edit what I have for group this week…? #
- 12:08 Jesus H. Christ, when exactly did my Google Reader & Bookmark backlog reach such ridiculous proportions?? #
- 12:27 Obviously distracted by the global internets. Will keep chipping away at the story longhand today. #
- 13:41 Feeling very disorganized right now. Keep finding things that slipped thru the cracks while I was sick with the black death. #
- 17:56 Wouldn’t really say all "Hell" broke loose at work. All "Purgatory,"maybe? #
- 20:39 Wrote my character into an emotional corner that I’ve been in myself. Thus, I haven’t the foggiest clue how to get him out of it :(. #
- 20:40 Spent more time trying to journal my way out of it than drafting. Smart move in the long run; doesn’t do crap for this weekend. #
- 20:48 Cannot get this song out of my head, not that I’m complaining. ♫ blip.fm/~pwck #
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- 07:32 Heart still pounding from the Cassandra Wilson show. Now if Bill Champlin would just play here, I could die a happy man. #
- 07:33 Bill Champlin says stuff about songwriting that I could probably translate over into my writing: tinyurl.com/5ewdb8 #
- 07:36 And yes, I’m still here. Didn’t get a chance to run away with her :(. #
- 11:16 Survived my first hour back at work. Barely. #
- 11:17 Wrote 1 pg of notes before 1/3 pg of draft. Good thing; would’ve just been marking time, otherwise. #
- 12:49 Thinking I can wring out at least one paragraph of dreck at lunch. I hope. #
- 14:19 Total of one brand-spanking-new page of draft so far today! Might have to rewrite the beginning, though :(. We’ll see. #
- 14:28 Gah! Almost forgot about a skoolwork assignment for tomorrow! Not a biggie–just means less writing time (motherf…) #
- 14:28 Oh, I’ll be writing on skool days this week, that’s for damn sure 🙂 #
- 17:52 Wow. A whole day of work and I haven’t died–Woohoo!! Now we’ll see if skoolwork will do the job. #
- 20:04 Gonna put off skoolwork for at least another hour. Gotta ease back into things, right? 🙂 #
- 20:41 At the risk of jinxing myself, I just noticed that a market w/a crazy fast turnaround has held my story for almost a month, now. #
- 20:41 I’ve guaranteed a rejection, haven’t I? *headdesk* #
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- 00:03 Saw Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Got to relive last week’s concert high!! #
- 07:49 Cassandra Wilson TONIGHT! I think I’m sufficiently over the Andromeda Strain enough to go. ♫ blip.fm/~owfs #
- 07:52 Saw Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS last nite. Got to relive last week’s concert high!! Gonna have another tonight! #
- 07:53 I know some romance writers who might hate me for posting this, but I just gotta: tinyurl.com/6xloxg #
- 08:10 Agenda: breakfast, MEET THE PRESS, go to coffee shop, write, browse for books, write, lunch, write, go home, prep for week, go to concert! #
- 08:18 Agenda will likely be interspersed with "screwing around on the interwebs." Having barely survived the plague, I’m easing back into it. #
- 08:33 Emotional expression in fiction: tinyurl.com/5amjjo #
- 09:14 Last month’s submissions scorecard, for those keeping track: tinyurl.com/6owodw #
- 12:21 Ah, sunlight! Stood out in it a bit before sitting down to write at cafe. Now…what to write… #
- 12:59 Being November and seeing X-Mas stuff already out at the mall(!!!), I’m giving some thought to next year’s writing goals. #
- 15:15 Wrote1/2 pg of draft and 1 pg of notes so far. Figured out the problem I’ve been having: I don’t know if my protag is capable of change…? #
- 15:51 I need to quit for today before I fry myself trying to beat my way past this barrier. Sometimes, a lil’ progress just has to be good enough. #
- 15:53 Trying hard to fight the idea that I’ve caved. #
- 17:58 Ready to hear the voice of an absolute goddess! Would totally run away with her if she’d have me 🙂 www.cassandrawilson.com/ #
- 18:05 Aaaaand, of course, problems…*sigh* #
- 18:20 Ok, snag solved (I hope). #
- 22:36 Never understood how people could cry at the sight of their favorite singer on stage…before tonight. #
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- 07:18 (Provided this Andromeda Strain I have doesn’t kill me off) 2 days ’til Cassandra Wilson!!! ♫ blip.fm/~omjc #
- 07:22 Saw the twist of last nite’s GHOST WHISPERER coming a mile away. Always knew it was gonna happen eventually, too. #
- 08:08 Too rainy for the Farmer’s Market, too spent for the Diner. Having breakfast in with WITHNAIL & I. #
- 08:11 "We have indeed drifted into the arena of the unwell." #
- 09:15 Journaling advice from Robert Olen Butler tinyurl.com/5oyyr9 #
- 10:00 Wil Wheaton collects his writing resources: tinyurl.com/5qpvue #
- 13:11 How come I never thought to use my mp3 player as a separate drive to play my music on any computer I ever wanted to play them on?? Duh!! #
- 13:14 Of course all my USB ports are being used, now. No room for the drive with the NaNo on it. Guess I could work on my latest story instead :). #
- 13:48 Almost didn’t notice that I just about feel like a human being again :). #
- 17:03 Almost feel fully regenerated! tinyurl.com/5lt3av #
- 19:26 Making plans for tomorrow. Writing plans! Finally!! #
- 20:30 Tonight’s plan: Bruce Weber’s LET’S GET LOST, the Chet Baker biopic. ♫ blip.fm/~ot4u #
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- 07:17 I miscounted. Today is 3 days ’til Cassandra Wilson!! ♫ blip.fm/~o93n #
- 07:20 Called in again. I’d be fine if not for the incessant cough. Will spend some of today relearning how to write. #
- 07:31 Teh Interweb has me in its grip: Bill Champlin interview/performance tinyurl.com/5kwx28 #
- 10:13 Jackpot! DOCTOR WHO marathon on the Sci-Fi Channel! #
- 11:44 Chilling out with coffee and ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL…and medication. Sweet, blessed medication. #
- 13:22 Enjoyed ASC. On to a Carol Emshwiller novella, I think. And, more drugs, of course. #
- 16:21 Had my favorite kind of nap where you wake up and can’t remember for a second what day it is. #
- 16:26 Feel like a total slacker, though. I’ve got a whole writing agenda planned for the weekend! (Let’s see if I can pull it off…) #
- 20:11 Watching my first ep. of GHOST WHISPERER in ages. Jay Mohr’s gone?? #
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