I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I haven't written a blog post besides IWSG for months. I feel so out of the loop. I do read some blogs now and then but definitely not every day. And I never comment because I don't want anyone to come back here and see all the tumbleweeds. I think I'll probably stay on my sort-of-hiatus for the rest of the year. Although Jordan's birthday is this month, and he's finally turning 21 (sort of)...help me! ("What makes you think I haven't had a fake ID for years??" he says). I could do something for that (but not a Muse Party. I haven't given myself enough time to set that up, womp womp). I'm hoping to get back into the swing of blogging next year.
Anyway, the good news! You'll never guess. I'VE BEEN WRITING ACTUAL WORDS. Wait, it gets weirder. NOT SOMETHING USELESS. I know, right? FOR THE ACTUAL THIRD DRAFT OF UNEVEN LINES. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS????
*cough* I'll stop shouting now. I wouldn't say it's a ridiculous amount of words, but maybe a ridiculous amount of ideas. Like I keep thinking about it all the time, whereas I've mostly been avoiding thinking about it for quite some time now. Sometimes I'll get struck by an idea and have to stop everything to write it down--whether it's at work or 5 in the morning and I'm trying to sleep and can barely keep my eyes open to type it into my phone. But I will definitely take what I can get.
I'm still trying to figure out how to rewrite the last third of the book, but I want to keep editing and writing to get there and hopefully I'll have a plan by then. My ideas have been all over the place, at different points in the book, but I'm not trying to rein them in. Because like I said, I'll take what I can get!!!!!!
I am trying to get more organized, though. I finally bought Scrivener and I'm loving it so far. I had the trial sitting on my computer for years. I tend to leave little scraps of ideas all over the place--on my laptop, my flash drive, my phone, in notebooks, on random pieces of paper. Sometimes I'll think of a sentence I wrote a while ago but can't remember its exact location. So I'm trying to find all those pieces and put them all in the same place! I'm hoping it will help tie everything together and maybe I can figure some more things out.
Ok, I'll stop rambling, BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WRITING. Ok, not really. When this posts I'll actually be at work. But when I get home, WORDS. WILL. HAPPEN.
Keep going, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteI'm old school, using index cards and scraps of paper and Word. I do have Scrivener and want to play with it more before doing actual novel work on it. Maybe in 2017....
Yay!! It always feels amazing to be productive and get stuff done. Keep going!
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled that you've been writing. Maybe all of this time away from blogging has helped you with the most important thing...writing your book. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so great that you've be writing actual words. Whenever I'm writing actual words, my blog always falls by the wayside. The actual words, in my humble opinion, are vastly more important.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's great that you're loving Scrivener. I've played around with it a few times, but really have no idea what I'm doing, so I'm really not sold on it.
Happy writing!
Glad you're writing!
ReplyDeleteThere are several members who only post for the IWSG and that's all right.
A little blogging break is sometimes all it takes.
ReplyDeleteWoot woot! Actual words are AWESOME. I'm super happy for you. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're taking time to create while you're off line. Sometimes that's the only way to get any real writing done. Good for you.
ReplyDeleteHooray! As they say "Make hay while the sun shines".
ReplyDeleteYes! Fist-pumping, shouting, dancing Huzzahs! Write on!!!
ReplyDeleteThat certainly sounds like progress to me. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI tend to write my little notes inside my manuscript, so when I go back over the chapters later to edit them, I find the notes all over the place. Not exactly the most organized of methods, but it fits my personality perfectly.
Writing actual words is great! About finishing the last 1/3 of the book. Just write without editing. Hard, I know. I keep going back and editing/rewriting. But let it alone. You can edit afterwards. Get the words down first. Good luck with Scrivener. It doesn't work for me. Lots of people swear by it, I swore at it. LOL It does help with organization so go for it. You know my motto: do whatever works.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family.
Happy Writing, That is the best thing a writer can do. Glad to hear its going well too. Happy Holidays
ReplyDeleteJuneta @ Writer's Gambit
Although all writing is good, getting work done on your manuscript is FAR more important than blog posts! Good job!!! I tried Scrivener--it's still on my laptop. I wasn't a fan, though. I think it just doesn't gel with my creative process.
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