Writing Fun Run (and Shopping)
For the past several years, I've accomplished most of my writing by conducting "Writing Marathons", taking a week off from the day job and hammering out 30,000 polished words in nine days. (I do one or two for a book, and get the other 30K in dribs and drabs.)
That system, alas, is in jeopardy with my new day-job. I gave up two weeks of annual leave to take the job, and I don't get any leave for the first three months of my employment. I need to figure out other ways to get the writing done.
Announcing: Writing Fun Run. Writing Fun Run compares to Writing Marathon as a 5K compares to a Marathon. By the end of this weekend, I'll have written about 10,000 new words, editing them into I-think-they're-final status. I'm having fun with SORCERY - my First Reader spotted an oversight in narration in Chapter Three. When I went to fix it, I realized that Chapter Four really was going to turn out a lot more interesting - if by interesting, I mean full of magic and character exploration. Oh, and a little bit of sex.
After polishing up the revised Chapter Four, I went over to Macy's to do some emergency shopping. I'm going to be on the road for all but four days of June, and I needed to get an interchangeable summer wardrobe, suitable for offices in very hot, often very humid cities. I was overwhelmingly successful (let's hear it for the current fashion trend of black and white, with alternating small and large prints! :-) ) My travel packing will be assisted by my not spending more than four days in any one city - I'll get to repeat outfits!
And now... back to more running. For fun.
Mindy, serenaded by the motorcycles of Rolling Thunder
That system, alas, is in jeopardy with my new day-job. I gave up two weeks of annual leave to take the job, and I don't get any leave for the first three months of my employment. I need to figure out other ways to get the writing done.
Announcing: Writing Fun Run. Writing Fun Run compares to Writing Marathon as a 5K compares to a Marathon. By the end of this weekend, I'll have written about 10,000 new words, editing them into I-think-they're-final status. I'm having fun with SORCERY - my First Reader spotted an oversight in narration in Chapter Three. When I went to fix it, I realized that Chapter Four really was going to turn out a lot more interesting - if by interesting, I mean full of magic and character exploration. Oh, and a little bit of sex.
After polishing up the revised Chapter Four, I went over to Macy's to do some emergency shopping. I'm going to be on the road for all but four days of June, and I needed to get an interchangeable summer wardrobe, suitable for offices in very hot, often very humid cities. I was overwhelmingly successful (let's hear it for the current fashion trend of black and white, with alternating small and large prints! :-) ) My travel packing will be assisted by my not spending more than four days in any one city - I'll get to repeat outfits!
And now... back to more running. For fun.
Mindy, serenaded by the motorcycles of Rolling Thunder
(Anonymous)
Home only four days in June??? That's crazy. I hope you get time to be home in July. How does your husband feel about this?
Adrianne
I think, between GOOD NAMES (the historical novel) and TRACKING MEDUSA (the action/adventure), I'll get close to 10,000 words done this weekend, too.
You know what clothes travel really well? Banana Republic. I mean, linen always wrinkles, so I avoid that for travel, but so many of their pieces just roll up and can be tossed into a suitcase.
There's also a site - I think it's called Travel Smart -- their pieces mix and match well, and don't wrinkle.
Enjoy your travelling. Are you coming to New York at all? Can I take you out for a real cocktail?
First - thanks for the travel clothes tips! (Alas, I'm probably 20 pounds away from Banana Republic :-) )
As for a real cocktail:
I'll actually be in NYC on Wednesday night - I'm coming up during the day, doing some work in our office Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, and then I'll be joined by my husband for a week-delayed anniversary trip (and a long-committed-to booksigning at Book Expo America.)
Any chance that you're free for a drink after 6:00 or so on Wednesday? (I have no idea if you're working your show that night, or when your call is, or whatever...) If the timing doesn't work this time, I'll certainly be back in New York relatively soon...