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Old 02-15-2012, 08:51 AM   #101
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Bleh!

Speaking of jobs, got called in to wash dishes for the V-Day rush at the restaurant int he hotel. Didn't manage to get back to the WIP like I thought I might.

I probably would've just watched cartoons anyway.
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Old 02-15-2012, 12:19 PM   #102
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I was feeling rather tired, so I don't know if they were good words. But it's draft 1, so plenty of time to fix later...
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Old 02-15-2012, 05:28 PM   #103
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I'm going to add my vote to the island retreat. New story is set in Okanagan in Canada and I would so love to just get a cabin or something on the lake and just hide away, writing, for a few months. But then to do that I need to publish something and have a bit of money to afford a cabin. And stop reading Stephen King because I know what happens to writers who go on retreats now...

Anyway, only a few words last night, not feeling well, cold and all. Off for three days though after tonight and intend to do more.
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Old 02-16-2012, 02:03 AM   #105
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Old 02-16-2012, 10:39 AM   #107
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I think I had something around 1200 today, all new, and yesterday somewhere around 600 new, and a bit of a scene that was spliced and what not around. I also cut about 800 of an old version of the scene I'm rewriting, but I came out ahead by a fair bit so I'm cool with that.

Started the next scene and really like the beginning of this one so far. I'm usually have a hard time with scene beginnings.
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Old 02-16-2012, 11:55 PM   #108
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Good for y'all. I'm dealing with some distractions. No words, but the house is cleaner.

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Old 02-17-2012, 12:54 AM   #109
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My doggies have been running around outside and getting muddy. I'll trade you!
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Did about 7 pages of a screenplay and hate it. Plotted a bit, and began again on the short story because I don't like the beginning, but don't like the new beginning either. So a fair few words but none of them of any use.
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Alas, been a bit under the weather the last couple of days. No real excuse, I suppose. I still managed to go to work.
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I've just been editing my Indian land title stuff, so not any words to speak of.

Kaitie, I'm sure your agent will love it.

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I only got about 250 in. I'll make up for that this weekend though.
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So almost 2000 words, but no real productivity on my current projects.

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Well, that would be nice, except for the fact that they're my cousins. (And not the kissin' kind.)

I'm with you, Doc. No words for me either over the past couple of days. Only excuse for me is that by the time I get home from the day job I'm mentally exhausted. Hoping to get some big wordage this weekend. Even though I have no words to show, I have some good plottage done.
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No words for me today either. My dad has had a bad few days (Alzheimers) and I've been sitting with him. Mentally drained. Brain is on go-slow and I see wine and chocolate in my future - and lots of it.
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Sorry about your dad, Muse.

I had 300 yesterday. I usually have time while I'm tutoring before class to get some words in, but I had four students come in yesterday and only got about twenty minutes to write.

If I can work it out today to free up my afternoon I should be able to get a fair amount done, though, so I'm going to aim high today.
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Sorry to hear that, Muse. Hugs.

Started typing a new draft of the sci-fi-mystery story. 802 words so far but it's working far better than before. And my MC finally seems to like his name.
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No words for me today either. My dad has had a bad few days (Alzheimers) and I've been sitting with him. Mentally drained. Brain is on go-slow and I see wine and chocolate in my future - and lots of it.

Sorry to hear that about your Dad. I know it can't be easy. Take it easy on the chocolate, but go heavy on the wine. Chin up.
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Wine > Chocolate

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I will add the caveat that you should share with some friends since they will cheer you up as the wine relaxes you.
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2,339 of the short story so far. It's not finished but it's now nearly 1am, so it can wait 'til morning.
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900 today, making up for the 250 from yesterday and pushing me closer to the end of Act 1 (major disaster #1). Making myself an Arnold Palmer (half iced-tea, half lemonade) rather than a martini was probably responsible for a great deal of that output. Otherwise I would have been too sleepy...
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Thanks Doc and Ken. So that's heavy on wine and friends, light on the chocolate? Sounds doable.

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