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rosa_heartlily) wrote2018-03-08 06:48 am
rosa_heartlily) wrote2018-03-08 06:48 am
Here's to meetings - lots of meetings
Confession - I was so bored in work yesterday that I actually fell asleep. It was only for a few minutes, but still... I decided to call it a 'power nap', though, because I did feel better afterwards!
I read an article about a pair of blokes who travelled across America (one of them was moving from Portland, Maine to Portland, Somewhereelse) and every night they set up an art installation. I'm trying to work out how I could do a 'virtual road trip' via Google Street Maps. Where would I 'go'? What would I create to mark the journey? Can you learn stuff about yourself through sitting still? We shall see...
Writing-wise, I've been very disciplined about my morning edit time and have even managed to squeeze in some half-hours in the evening. I've found that half an hour is a good chunk of time for me to spend solidly working. At this point, it feels like I'm still creating rather than editing because there is so much missing from the original MS - 50k isn't enough to tell the WHOLE story. My MC is human but lives amongst different species and has a job (Chief of Security) that requires her to be impartial - but she has her own prejudices. I've made a subtle reference that I'm worried is too subtle - I need a way to bring it home to the reader, if not to her. Her own blindness has to be a character flaw. I'm not very good at writing flawed characters - I want everyone to be the best that they can be, but weaknesses make characters more human and more believable.
I binged on 'The Good Place' last weekend and I love it! I am Chidi - so indecisive, so traumatised by choices! It's hard to know what to say that wouldn't be a spoiler. Just go and watch it!
I played Abzu, which is supposed to be really short but which I didn't finish - but I must be near the end. It's beautiful to look at - all the sea creatures! - and easy to play. There are no battles (yay!) and no choices (double yay!), so it's been the perfect 'come down' after Primal and Life is Strange. I am still going to have some time to fill before NNK2 arrives (two weeks tomorrow!!!) and I still haven't decided how to fill it. But there's no rush.
I have a week off work coming up - 'house jobs' include washing the windows and (finally!) painting the kitchen. The boys have shown zero interest in picking colours, so they're going to have to live with what I choose. This may involve some purchases like a kettle, toaster, bread bin and curtains, which are all currently red. But it's a LONG time since we spent money on the house, so I'm just going to bite the bullet. 'Non-house jobs' include getting my hair cut (I'm playing with the idea of going shorter) and spending the Friday immersed in NNK2. I might even update DW daily.
And in other news - it has snowed again. That's the third time in two weeks. That NEVER happens. So, a fun walk to work for me, today!
I read an article about a pair of blokes who travelled across America (one of them was moving from Portland, Maine to Portland, Somewhereelse) and every night they set up an art installation. I'm trying to work out how I could do a 'virtual road trip' via Google Street Maps. Where would I 'go'? What would I create to mark the journey? Can you learn stuff about yourself through sitting still? We shall see...
Writing-wise, I've been very disciplined about my morning edit time and have even managed to squeeze in some half-hours in the evening. I've found that half an hour is a good chunk of time for me to spend solidly working. At this point, it feels like I'm still creating rather than editing because there is so much missing from the original MS - 50k isn't enough to tell the WHOLE story. My MC is human but lives amongst different species and has a job (Chief of Security) that requires her to be impartial - but she has her own prejudices. I've made a subtle reference that I'm worried is too subtle - I need a way to bring it home to the reader, if not to her. Her own blindness has to be a character flaw. I'm not very good at writing flawed characters - I want everyone to be the best that they can be, but weaknesses make characters more human and more believable.
I binged on 'The Good Place' last weekend and I love it! I am Chidi - so indecisive, so traumatised by choices! It's hard to know what to say that wouldn't be a spoiler. Just go and watch it!
I played Abzu, which is supposed to be really short but which I didn't finish - but I must be near the end. It's beautiful to look at - all the sea creatures! - and easy to play. There are no battles (yay!) and no choices (double yay!), so it's been the perfect 'come down' after Primal and Life is Strange. I am still going to have some time to fill before NNK2 arrives (two weeks tomorrow!!!) and I still haven't decided how to fill it. But there's no rush.
I have a week off work coming up - 'house jobs' include washing the windows and (finally!) painting the kitchen. The boys have shown zero interest in picking colours, so they're going to have to live with what I choose. This may involve some purchases like a kettle, toaster, bread bin and curtains, which are all currently red. But it's a LONG time since we spent money on the house, so I'm just going to bite the bullet. 'Non-house jobs' include getting my hair cut (I'm playing with the idea of going shorter) and spending the Friday immersed in NNK2. I might even update DW daily.
And in other news - it has snowed again. That's the third time in two weeks. That NEVER happens. So, a fun walk to work for me, today!
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Congrats on the editing progress!