Last November, I completed NaNoWriMo with flying colors while working and dieting. My goal is to do the same in June (write, work, diet). I will be participating in Camp NaNoWriMo, hopefully for both June and August (however, I plan on moving back to WA in August, so I don’t know how well that’s going to work). I will also be looking for a job next month (June). Just a part time job to pay the bills while I’m here so I can still help Jake, his grandparents, and enjoy the time that I have here.
Tomorrow is road trip day. We are going to go to one of Jake’s cousin’s dance recitals in Alabama. So, unfortunately, I won’t be able to go to writer’s group like I had planned. I hope to still send them a copy of my beat sheet for my novel next month.
Yesterday it suddenly dawned on me that I haven’t really done anything super exciting while I’ve been down here. We went to the beach once. I’ve spent a lot of time writing and submitting. But other than helping Jake’s grandparents, that’s been my entire trip so far. So, while on the road tomorrow, I plan on making a Florida Bucket List, so that I can mark off some things while I’m here this summer.
Hooray!
http://iwl.me/ says that I write like Cory Doctorow and Jane Austin. I cut-and-pasted a blog entry into the block and it told me that I wrote like Cory Doctorow. When I cut-and-pasted my current story in there, it said Jane Austin. If Cory Doctorow and Jane Austin had a baby, it would be me. Joy Austin-Doctorow. Hmm…
I have a very simple goal for today: finish the beat sheet for my Camp NaNo novel. That’s it. That’s all I want to finish today. It’s a simple goal so that if I surpass it, I’ll feel productive and ecstatic. But this also means that I finish it fully. No detail left out. It needs to flow smooth like good bourbon. Not burn and make me cough and hack like Wild Turkey. Oh, Wild Turkey, I’m not your biggest fan at all.
To the word mines!
Next month is Camp NaNoWriMo. I’m totally stoked about the experience. Having a story idea that love doesn’t hurt either. I’m also looking for cabin mates. *hint, hint, nudge, nudge* I’d make an awesome writing buddy. I love to help motivate people. Think of me as your own personal, portable writing Yoda. With cute quips and bad grammar. I’m short too. If you buy me a brown tunic and a hooded robe, I’ll wear it while I advise you on how to bring out your inner scribe. Advise you, I will. Love me, you will. Write an awesome book together, we will.
I’m going to leave you for the word mines with this quote from Chuck Wendig (which will to be the words that will drive me to victory next month): “Write, write, write, motherf***ing write. Write better today than you did yesterday and better tomorrow than you did today. Onward, fair penmonkey, onward. If you’re not a writer, something will stop you — your own doubts, hate from haters, a bad review, poor time management, a hungry raccoon that nibbles off your fingers, whatever. If you’re a writer, you’ll write. And you’ll never stop to look back.” (500 More Ways To Be A Better Writer, Wendig) Dreamy, he is.
After yesterday’s adventures, I didn’t get a chance to do any writing. My heart aches for my lost day of writing but Jake’s grandma and I were very productive. So we’ve got that. :)
Today’s goal:
- Be here, awake, and productive for today’s writer’s group.
- Get two short stories done today. Today, it’s double or nothing…
- Sew my wristbands.
I’m throwing a curveball into my morning ritual today and hitting the shower before I write. Ben Franklin used to write in the bathtub. And while writing while showering might not be the best idea, I’m hoping that it’ll spark a little motivation into my tired body. Today’s writing schedule:
- Coffee
- Shower
- Coffee
- Write
- Shopping
- Writer’s Group
- Be awesome
- More writing
- Maybe a Red Bull
- Passing out in bed
It’s a fairly simple process.
This morning I sent off an e-mail to an editor with a typo in it… *red faced* Luckily, he seems forgiving and easy-going. I should really be more careful though. Lesson learned.
Today is going to be a busy day and I haven’t gotten any writing done yet. However, instead of complaining, I plan on packing a notebook and a pen along with The Writer’s Block (by Jason Rekulak). I love that thing to death…quite literally…cause I finally had to repair it with packaging tape when the cover came off. *unimpressed face* I’d get a new one but I’m attached to this one. We’ve been through a lot together *tear*
I got another rejection letter today. That makes two so far, since I’ve been submitting again. On any regular day, I would burst into tears and throw my hands up in the air. But today I’m feeling a bit creative…so instead, I’m thought of a sewing project.
I’ve got this huge fear of rejection and failure. It’s common knowledge to people who know me (and now the entire world, haha). So the fact that I keep sending out work and getting rejected…and then turning right around and sending that piece out again…well, it’s a big accomplishment for me. In celebration of my fear-conquering-awesomeness and my love for wristbands, I’m thinking of sewing a cute writing inspired wristband. For every rejection that I get, I’ll sew a hash-mark in blue (blue is supposed to be the color of creativity) thread on the wristband. It’ll serve as a reminder that I can conquer any fear if I put my mind to it. And it’ll be a running tally of how many times I can conquer this fear before I can completely annihilate it. Of course, that’s only if I have enough time today…
Another sewing project I have in mind…making wristbands and sewing my NaNoWriMo badges to them. :)
