How Was I to Know
by Lynn Daniels on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 7:41 am
I suppose I should add a disclaimer: not my child
NaNoWriMo 2008 is over. I didn’t realize there would be such a letdown once the NaNo site officially said “NaNoWriMo 2008 is over“. I was riding such a high last night after finishing, reality hadn’t hit me. But this morning…
SLAM!
Suddenly, I’m faced with a big question. What do I do now?
During NaNo, because I’d loafed so much in the beginning, it came down to the wire. I found myself with very little time left and lots of words yet to go. Naturally, I buckled down and spent every available minute writing. Yes, I discovered that hard deadlines work very well for me.
I’ll ask again. What do I do now?
No hard deadlines. Other than my own desire and pride, no real reason to finish Chester and Rube (I absolutely will, though). I’ve got time — not much, but there is some — and no need to fill it all with writing.
Knits 1200 stitches a minute!
Okay, I’ll come clean. Part of me was looking forward to the end of NaNo. I wanted time for my other pursuits, too. Like crochet. I want to start crocheting ornaments for a small Christmas tree I’ve decided to put upstairs.
And knitting. My Ultimate Sweater Machine (my second one — SoundGuy can’t figure out what he did with my first one) arrived early last week, and I’m dying to put some yarn on that baby and make something. I just have to figure out what to make.
But with all the yarncraft I plan to do (and I plan to do a lot), I still want to write. I want to finish Chester and Rube. I want to finish Emma’s yet unnamed story (and decide if her name is going to be changed to Desiree). After having so much fun writing Chester and Rube I’d like to try my hand at another similar-type story. Just for fun.
And since I work better with a deadline, I learned of a site through the NaNoWriMo forums that does NaNo-type challenges all year called Dream Writers. I signed up. I’m not sure yet if I’ll use it, but it could just be the kick I need. Or it might kill NaNoWriMo 2009 for me. We’ll see.
Despite the initial Oh, no. NaNoWriMo is over letdown, it’s starting to look to me like I won’t have trouble finding things to fill my time. How about you?
Now I’ve Gone and Done it
by Lynn Daniels on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 10:05 am
Things never happen when you want them to.
Here in North Georgia, we’ve all been praying for rain, but have seen very little. We did manage to get some early this week ( 
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Normally, it only rains when you don’t want it to. Finally get out to wash your car? It’ll rain later that day. Take time off to paint the outside of your house? It’ll pour on you the moment you prop your ladder against your siding.
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