Er... Time to catch up!I'm so far behind! There's so much I need and want to do, but I can't seem to get any of it done. Cripes.
My number two hurdle? Me. I've commented before on my lack of personal discipline. I tell myself that I'll do my on-line stuff and my writing stuff after work. I mean, that's what most people do, right? But I get off of work and all I want to do is hunker down with a good book. Or even a not-so-good book. So instead of doing what I tell myself I should be doing, I'm reading a record number of good and mediocre books instead.
So, what did I hope to accomplish this month?
1. Finish the post apoc. story to submit by the Nov. 4th deadline. I'm only about 25% done with it right now. There's no way that will happen in time, so yeah, big FAIL.
2. Prep for NaNoWriMo. I wanted to outline the major scenes and plot points, develop the characters. For once, I wanted to make sure I knew where I was going with the story before I actually started. I've still got a little time for this, but it's not happening the way I would like.
3. Blog with regularity. I'm usually good for 3 posts a week (not necessarily on a given schedule) but I've been wracking my brain for something to talk about. I even re-posted a post from last year in my desperation last week. Yikes!
See, I didn't have a lot of goals, but I'm starting to feel the pressure.
Makes me a little nervous about the pressure of NaNoWriMo!
P.S. The limited amount of on-line time means that I'm not commenting on all of your great blogs as much as I would like to. Even though I may not be commenting, I am reading them, but it's taking longer (my Google Reader number keeps getting bigger, not smaller!).
8 comments:
Hey, sweetie, you gotta keep your job. Who knows when I'll drop in for a virtual dinner (I looove lobster!)
Why not blog just once a week? We're not going anywhere!
The majority of my online time comes at work too. I work at a private English academy in Korea. The principal/ owner wants us there pretty much all hours of the day despite the fact that we only teach for maybe 4 or 5 hours. So, the rest of the time ... online.
hey! reading is research for writing, right?
(don't argue! that's the excuse i tell myself!)
:)
I'm brainstorming as much as I can for Nanowrimo too. I kind of want to see if I can write the rough draft for an entire book, rather than just 50k. Which means I would need to keep it short for once...
I think my story will fall into place once I pin down how I'll end it.
I agree just blog once a week... you might even be able to preschedule once a week blogposts, and then your extra internet time could be spent doing other things- researching for writing, commenting, or typing away on projects.
Hang in there - blogging is not a priority. We're not going anywhere and we'll be waiting when you have more time. Right now, just do what you need to do. :-)
Oh, I do 90% of my online time at work too. Which is why my weekends are generally blog-free. Don't feel guilty about it!
I'm currently at work and scrolling through Blogger. Shh! Don't tell my boss:) *note to self ~ Don't forget to clear internet history.
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