Week 1 Check-In

Well this week much to my surprise I managed to do the Morning Pages everyday even if they sometimes ended up being done half way through the day. I do know that doing them is not always pleasant as I look at things. diving into my emotions for characters in my books means that emotions I would prefer to be left alone get stirred up. I also found sometimes that I would try and cover up what I was thinking or gloss over it. Sometimes I would let it happen but a few times I pulled myself up and wrote about it.
I find it amazing how much crap I like to carry around in my head and found it even more amazing that once written down it seemed to disappear as if acknowledging its existence was enough and that I am storing it elsewheres so it is no longer in my brain.

My artist date consisted of a few things week but nothing satisfactory. I went to the shops by myself but couldn’t enjoy it much as I was on an actual mission not just for the pure joy of it. I wanted to go to the movies but work intervened and so I spent time with the library browsing around. I ended up writing so I guess that is stating my dates failed. BUT they were something I normally wouldn’t do and they were by myself.

This week my roster looks much different so I will plan something nicer. I felt a little guilty about leaving my family with the baby sitter. Part of me saying ‘you should be at home with them taking them to enjoy the library/shops as well.” The other part laughed gleefully and yelled ‘FREEDOM’.

I pay the sitter by the week and she had quite a few short days so one slightly longer day wasn’t going to kill her (I was still home before 3.30pm)

This week I am going to go to the  museum.  Yes the girls would like it too but I need this time. They have been before and they will go again, but I need this. Even without filling my creative well I need time to myself. I will try and find free things to do and spend only once in a blue moon. I want the dates to be joyful and fun. Doing things I like and haven’t really done for yonks. Like swimming and watching the X-files and many other things.

All in all with the progress I’ve made I’m pretty happy.

My hero

Gream Reaper by ?who?

Don’t you just love him?

Number 2 Done!

Porn Star For a Wife is finished! So I think after a weeks break I will start editing them.
Not a break from writing but maybe get some ideas onto paper.

A new Story idea

Well we all know I like paranormals. I like them with twists though. So I was driving today between clients and thinking about death (yeah well working with the elderly can do that to you).
And I start thinking hmmm Death, so what happens if Death falls in love?
And there we go I have an idea for a story. I started to follow what she would be like and how they would meet. And then because I was driving I realised I could do with a voice recorder so I don’t lose these ideas that come to me while driving and working.
I have a book I transfer my ideas into but I can’t write and drive at the same time so it may be helpful. Anyone use something like it?

Writing Websites

These sites aren’t how-to-write sites or anything like that. These sites are sites I plan to utilise more of in the following year. Starting in the next few days when I begin my rewrite/editing.

http://www.synonym.com/
Plug in the word out spits the synonym or antonym or even use the site as a dictionary. It will be useful.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/
confused about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs etc, etc. I particularly love the term “dangling modifiers” but then again my sense of humour has always been warped.

http://www.sex-lexis.com
Ever had a love scene and a word for orgasm escapes you. This site can help you “pop your cookies” in many colourful ways.

http://www.lousywriter.com/punctuation.php
this one is quite good at helping with, well, puncutation.  I should use it more.

So does anyone else have any good sites?

Oh mustn’t forget this this site
http://www.hunkwear.com/index.php

just eye candy!!  But very important for inspration. LOL

To overcome

The desire to write has to defeat many enemies.  Exhaustion, fear and a busy life.  For me my biggest enemy is a truck.

Sounds odd, but this truck causes me despair, anger, anxiety and stress.  I would happily sell it in a heartbeat, at a loss, just to get it away from us but K well he wants it to stay.  I’m despairing of this albatross that is costing us so much.

So how do you overcome the emotional side of writing?

The morning pages are going well, day 7 of writing them not always in the morning but they are done.  Today I wrote and give me another couple of days and I should have the first draft of my third book complete.  Then I will sit back and do some serious editing.

I do need though a good book on grammar.  Amazon here I come. LOL

I have finished!!

Unbelievable. After procrastinating for the past year with fears and the like I have finished my story.
Now for some major editing but woohoo it’s done. I’m so happy.
Now for the other good news I have managed to exercise twice this week and I will be adding to it tomorrow as well.
I have a Wii and the Wii fit. I love the games and come off sweating and carrying on. there are so many different things to try that it doesn’t feel like work. And most of the exercises come in game form. That I really love. I end up doing more then 30 minutes and then go onto play other games with K.  As long as the girls don’t kick me off.
I claim the Wii from 7.30 to 8 after that it is for as long as I can. LOL

PS I finished my story.

Doncha just hate

falling asleep when you were having grand ideas of writing?
I didn’t wake early and so my Morning Pages took hours to write with all the interruptions. But I plan to write tonight even if it’s only 15 minutes.

Another 250

I wrote for 25 minute as that is all the time I had. Can’t complain I know where the story is going and how it is going to end. I had started one ending but don’t want it any more so will edit it out. This way it will fit better with guidelines I am working within!
Woo hoo!

The Artists Way

I have started this again.  I think last time I tried this I stopped about about week 10.  No excuses ust stopped couldn’t deal with it.

So now I have started again.  Right at the beginning.

It was my New Years Resolution.

Well here they are

1) Complete the Artists Way course

2) Write for at least 15 minutes a day.

3) By March have completed, edited and sent off a book to a publisher.

Now this may not seem like a lot but I have to do something and I have found in the couple of days that even if I don’t want to I think it is only 15 minutes. Both times I have written more.

I have carefully organised my morings to make sure I get them done.

So as of Sunday I officially start week 1.  I have already started the morning page (MPs) and have looked ahead to next week to organise an Artist Date (AD).

Anyone else out there completed this course or who would like to?