Day 2 was harder than day 1. Much. I spent about an hour crying--For various reasons, but among them was the "fact" that I just can't do this. This was after B and I looked around for a good coffee shop to write in. We were in the city, where there are a ton, but they were all crowded. We ended up in a Borders nearer to our house, but I found the space annoying. There were screaming kids for one thing.
But now I'm back home, post cry. There's a fire in the fire place, a screwdriver on the coffee table next to me, and Thai food is on it's way. I decided not to worry about moving the story forward, to just brain dump from the main character's point of view. I'm writing it as a conversation between her and her friend, David. Not sure if it'll go anywhere, but this is all about the word count, right?
So. onward, if not upward.
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PS--Though my goal is 3,000 words/weekend day, I only hit 1,500 today. And even that was a stretch. There's always tomorrow...
Hang in there!! Remember: it's supposed to be fun. Not perfect. Not salable: just 50,000 words to work with when it's over.
Go WB! go WB!
-bostonerin.livejournal.com
I'm sure there will be many an emotion through this process. Sounds as if your home is 'the perfect place to write'!
Thanks Erin and TI! You're both right--it's not supposed to be good, it's just supposed to be something. And I guess the emotions are just part of the process, as much as I'd like them not to be.
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