Did it:
Elena - had to go back and do more research- again- but it helped. And I did write.
Jamie - gave up, took a fifteen minute nap (sitting up in my chair), felt better, and actually did it. Also, the day before I did brainstorming. Usually Thursdays are ballet day for me, so it was good to get something done that day too.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Day 510
Did it:
Jamie - I also want to write faster, Kim. I'm fine with having to learn through the process. If only the process didn't take me four years :) Yay for taxes being out of your hair, Elena!
Jamie - I also want to write faster, Kim. I'm fine with having to learn through the process. If only the process didn't take me four years :) Yay for taxes being out of your hair, Elena!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Day 509
Did it:
Jamie
Kim--More brainstorming. I'm hoping to try Laura Card's (Dene Low's) system that I just learned at a seminar she taught. She created the system using her knowledge of writing and neuroscience. It was pretty interesting. She was able to write a novel in 6 days by getting all of her research out of the way first, making a list of all the scenes she needed so she never had to stop and figure out what happened next, and using freewriting to get the chemicals in her brain flowing and prepped for work. I doubt I could make the 6 days work for me, since she did that without kids at home, but writing faster couldn't hurt.
Failed:
Elena - Had to get my ledger to the tax guy. Finished that, anyway. And at least I'm reporting. And I finished a book tonight, to recover from numbers. Feeling pretty good about all three.
Jamie
Kim--More brainstorming. I'm hoping to try Laura Card's (Dene Low's) system that I just learned at a seminar she taught. She created the system using her knowledge of writing and neuroscience. It was pretty interesting. She was able to write a novel in 6 days by getting all of her research out of the way first, making a list of all the scenes she needed so she never had to stop and figure out what happened next, and using freewriting to get the chemicals in her brain flowing and prepped for work. I doubt I could make the 6 days work for me, since she did that without kids at home, but writing faster couldn't hurt.
Failed:
Elena - Had to get my ledger to the tax guy. Finished that, anyway. And at least I'm reporting. And I finished a book tonight, to recover from numbers. Feeling pretty good about all three.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Day 508
Did it:
Jamie
Kim--still brainstorming, but I made a lot of progress today.
Elena- a break-through writing day for me. I think I can even envision the end of this draft on some not-too-far-off day.
Jamie
Kim--still brainstorming, but I made a lot of progress today.
Elena- a break-through writing day for me. I think I can even envision the end of this draft on some not-too-far-off day.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Day 507
Did it:
Jamie - for the last two weeks I've been stewing and starting new projects and stewing and reading books instead, but now I think I've found what I actually want to work on..... we'll see if I hate it tomorrow.
Elena - The stewing is necessary part of writing, isn't it? And the reading. Glad you figured things out. And, um, what is it, huh, huh?
Kim - I'm in the stewing and false starts phase, too. More stewing for me today : ) . Hopefully I'll follow you both with a project soon.
Jamie - for the last two weeks I've been stewing and starting new projects and stewing and reading books instead, but now I think I've found what I actually want to work on..... we'll see if I hate it tomorrow.
Elena - The stewing is necessary part of writing, isn't it? And the reading. Glad you figured things out. And, um, what is it, huh, huh?
Kim - I'm in the stewing and false starts phase, too. More stewing for me today : ) . Hopefully I'll follow you both with a project soon.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Day 506
Did it:
Elena--I keep forgetting to post. Did it all week, except for one day, when I paid bills and made boring phone-calls.
Elena--I keep forgetting to post. Did it all week, except for one day, when I paid bills and made boring phone-calls.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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