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Full disclosure: I live in Massachusetts and though Hurricane Irene didn't knock us out or flood us entirely (my heart is with Pompton Lakes, NJ, my old hometown which is horribly flooded!), we did lose power for 25 hours.
(I'm writing from B&N where all these folks are camped out with laptops at every outlet! It's actually kinda neat. Anywho...)
Since I knew I only had about five hours of laptop battery last night, and I wanted to write a flash fiction (about my vaguely-Indian world where the high-falutin' chop off their fingers and replace them with metallic appendages and a bevy of servants to do the work of their arm or whatever...just to prove they CAN), and I also knew that:
1) I hadn't written in this world in, like, a decade and;
2) I'd discovered Angry Birds (because I've beat Bejewelled and FreeCell)...and puzzle games Eat My Brain and;
3) I work well with deadlines and patterns...
I made up a progressive challenge game that I'd like to submit to you.
FIVE CHALLENGES:
1) Give yourself ten minutes to write. Clock yourself. Don't cheat. At the end of ten minutes, write out your word count at the bottom.
2) Take ten minutes to do whatever. Get a snack. Go to the bathroom. Play Angry Birds (and unlock the Chrome levels!).
3) Take twenty minutes to write. You're allowed to do some light revision, but again, don't cheat! At the end, recalculate your word count, and take your well-deserved break. You can take less than 20 minutes, but not more!
4) Take thirty minutes to write. Same deal as before. Including your Angry Birds break. Because, theriouthly, you don't need to put all your energy into getting three stars. (Except, of course, you do.)
5) At this point, along with your word count, pull up your calculator and check that ezine or anthology that you've been eyeing as a possible place of submission. Just for kicks and giggles, presume they'll pay you, and calculate - based on your word count so far - how much money you've earned. Take this break to also consider where your story's going. Limber up your fingers, and set yourself down again for...
6) Twenty minutes of writing. Repeat previous steps - and really focus on that final twist in your narrative during the break! Because it's time for...
7) Ten minutes of writing. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand you're done! (Note: You can cheat the time on this one, if you're really close to the end and need just a few more minutes!)
Now, put that writing away, and unlock those new levels of Angry Birds! You deserve it!
(I'm writing from B&N where all these folks are camped out with laptops at every outlet! It's actually kinda neat. Anywho...)
Since I knew I only had about five hours of laptop battery last night, and I wanted to write a flash fiction (about my vaguely-Indian world where the high-falutin' chop off their fingers and replace them with metallic appendages and a bevy of servants to do the work of their arm or whatever...just to prove they CAN), and I also knew that:
1) I hadn't written in this world in, like, a decade and;
2) I'd discovered Angry Birds (because I've beat Bejewelled and FreeCell)...and puzzle games Eat My Brain and;
3) I work well with deadlines and patterns...
I made up a progressive challenge game that I'd like to submit to you.
FIVE CHALLENGES:
1) Give yourself ten minutes to write. Clock yourself. Don't cheat. At the end of ten minutes, write out your word count at the bottom.
2) Take ten minutes to do whatever. Get a snack. Go to the bathroom. Play Angry Birds (and unlock the Chrome levels!).
3) Take twenty minutes to write. You're allowed to do some light revision, but again, don't cheat! At the end, recalculate your word count, and take your well-deserved break. You can take less than 20 minutes, but not more!
4) Take thirty minutes to write. Same deal as before. Including your Angry Birds break. Because, theriouthly, you don't need to put all your energy into getting three stars. (Except, of course, you do.)
5) At this point, along with your word count, pull up your calculator and check that ezine or anthology that you've been eyeing as a possible place of submission. Just for kicks and giggles, presume they'll pay you, and calculate - based on your word count so far - how much money you've earned. Take this break to also consider where your story's going. Limber up your fingers, and set yourself down again for...
6) Twenty minutes of writing. Repeat previous steps - and really focus on that final twist in your narrative during the break! Because it's time for...
7) Ten minutes of writing. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand you're done! (Note: You can cheat the time on this one, if you're really close to the end and need just a few more minutes!)
Now, put that writing away, and unlock those new levels of Angry Birds! You deserve it!
