Friday, March 28, 2008

Holy Not Writing Batman

A week with the flu followed by a week to clean and pack, followed by a flight home where my oldest got sick on the planes (yes, both of them). Then him being sick, me looking for a car, jet lag, my littlest being home with me. It takes a much stronger woman than me to write too. Someday I hope to be that woman, but right now with the world topsy turvy my mind lingers on things that aren't my stories. This weekend will be a bust too. We're going to visit my family whom we haven't seen in a year, but my littlest is being held hostage by grandma for the week and my oldest should be well enough and adjusted enough to go back to school. Leaving me 7:30 to 2:30 to work on the house and writing. I'm thinking of trying the write for a half hour and do something else for a half hour trick. So I'll start posting progress again on Monday where I'm hoping to finish the short, Beloved, and start a fast draft (20 pages a day for two weeks) on Fallen. I'd love to push myself harder and go for 40 pages a day, but I'll have to see what time permits. I still need to set up a writing area which includes getting a desk which means I need to get a cheap car so I can afford a desk. :) Funny how that works.

4 comments:

  1. Glad to see you've survived the move. My move a year ago was half a mile from point A to point B and it took me weeks to get back on track, or to even find the track. Brava for getting back to writing quickly.

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  2. You're back! You're back! I was starting to worry about you. I'm glab everyone had a safe trip back home. Have fun writing!

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  3. I'm glad you made it back safe and sound, Amanda!
    Good luck with all of the unpacking/ sorting etc.
    Take care & good luck with the writing.

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  4. Anonymous12:50 AM

    So glad you're back, Amanda! And bummer about the flu, especially flu on the plane (I'd take snakes any day over that).

    Don't let the not-writing get you down, you've got so much going on right now I think it would take a total masochist to sit down and write amongst all of the stuff you've got going on.

    Best of luck with the FD!

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