Greetings kids... today I come to you from the resident writers' favorite coffee shop/restaurant/soda fountain. Yep, we have one that covers all three... and it's actually good. So, as I sit here waiting for the pain meds to kick in and make it so I can actually turn my head again I thought I'd drop a note in here. And before you ask, no I have no idea what I did to my neck and shoulder other than I vaguely remember hearing a pop sometime in the early morning hours since I don't sleep through the night. If it doesn't clear up today I will be calling the chiropractor in the morning.
Why am I at the coffee shop? Blame Mom. Well partially at least. She organized an impromptu write-in for today. That's the kind of thing we do every day in November for NaNo. I got the impression she's been having trouble focusing on writing home alone lately so she organized this. And got a bigger response than anticipated... or than I anticipated at least. Several people said they are coming... one just walked in even... and we might get to meet a few of the new people we've been hassling online. One in particular seems to think he is immune to the consequences of poking the bear writers in their dens. Practice sword is in my car just waiting.
On to topics... this I've been a little shy on lately. In all areas. I tried taking a break from editing to just read for entertainment. The first novel I picked up... recommended and loaned to me by Asrion... just couldn't hold my interest. Instead I've been mind wandering on a website that is truly dangerous for me if I want to be productive. Wikipedia.org. Dangerous I tell you. My college years were spent anticipating a career teaching history, government, and anthropology so I have read and actually appreciated some very dry texts. Heck, I actually read Homer and Virgil without resorting to cliff notes versions. Still have those books too. All those lists of who someone was descended from drove more than a few of my classmates to run out of the library screaming.
So Wikipedia is a wonderful way for me to kill time and research whatever pops into my head. If you haven't figured it out by now I am a hard core procrastinator. All I need is one topic to look up on Wiki and I am gone. With all of the built in links I can go chasing information for hours... and usually end up with documents of notes on other places I want to go read later. Vicious cycle I say. But oh so fun for me.
What have I been working on lately besides research? Not editing the novel I wrote in November. I'm still needing some distance from that monster. So I've been making notes on other story idea. That is what research does for me sometimes... spark story idea. The brain has still been fuzzy of late but a few snippets are floating out there. Today I am going to work on the Elizabethan fantasy idea. A piece of it might become that M/M romance some of the family have been pestering me to try since that's what I was editing. I'll start there but don't be surprised if it expands into more. Or dies as the case may be.
On another note, this crazy lady is now on Twitter too. Find me there under the user name SignyKuiper.
Alright kiddos, time for me to finish my lunch and get to work here. Enjoy your afternoons and I'll catch up with you later.
SK
Why am I at the coffee shop? Blame Mom. Well partially at least. She organized an impromptu write-in for today. That's the kind of thing we do every day in November for NaNo. I got the impression she's been having trouble focusing on writing home alone lately so she organized this. And got a bigger response than anticipated... or than I anticipated at least. Several people said they are coming... one just walked in even... and we might get to meet a few of the new people we've been hassling online. One in particular seems to think he is immune to the consequences of poking the bear writers in their dens. Practice sword is in my car just waiting.
On to topics... this I've been a little shy on lately. In all areas. I tried taking a break from editing to just read for entertainment. The first novel I picked up... recommended and loaned to me by Asrion... just couldn't hold my interest. Instead I've been mind wandering on a website that is truly dangerous for me if I want to be productive. Wikipedia.org. Dangerous I tell you. My college years were spent anticipating a career teaching history, government, and anthropology so I have read and actually appreciated some very dry texts. Heck, I actually read Homer and Virgil without resorting to cliff notes versions. Still have those books too. All those lists of who someone was descended from drove more than a few of my classmates to run out of the library screaming.
So Wikipedia is a wonderful way for me to kill time and research whatever pops into my head. If you haven't figured it out by now I am a hard core procrastinator. All I need is one topic to look up on Wiki and I am gone. With all of the built in links I can go chasing information for hours... and usually end up with documents of notes on other places I want to go read later. Vicious cycle I say. But oh so fun for me.
What have I been working on lately besides research? Not editing the novel I wrote in November. I'm still needing some distance from that monster. So I've been making notes on other story idea. That is what research does for me sometimes... spark story idea. The brain has still been fuzzy of late but a few snippets are floating out there. Today I am going to work on the Elizabethan fantasy idea. A piece of it might become that M/M romance some of the family have been pestering me to try since that's what I was editing. I'll start there but don't be surprised if it expands into more. Or dies as the case may be.
On another note, this crazy lady is now on Twitter too. Find me there under the user name SignyKuiper.
Alright kiddos, time for me to finish my lunch and get to work here. Enjoy your afternoons and I'll catch up with you later.
SK
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