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When I was a kid we never got the whole week off for Thanksgiving. Even in grad school, we had to go up through Wednesday. One of my professors--who had a class at noon--would always schedule an exam for that day so you couldn't skip. My kids get the whole week off, though. Today wasn't too bad--we just played happy contented slugs. I considered taking people to the Christmas lighting event (complete with pony rides), but er, this isn't the season to go around dumping money on the ground, so we didn't. We still had a nice time, though. And the girls even cleaned their room!
The NaNo book is simmering for some future, unknown moment to pick it up again because despite all the words, I wasn't hitting the heart of the story, and I don't have time to purposely write something I know I'll have to throw away. So I've been working on a revisionary outline. It's not done, but it's developing, and I like it so far. I just need a few moments of uninterrupted time (read: NOT this week) to work with it. But it's also the sort of thing that can sit nicely in my mind as I'm walking around doing other things, so just because I'm not writing this week doesn't mean I'm not writing, if that makes sense.
And speaking of simmering. I have another story (not the NaNo book) that has been slowly developing in my mind for the past couple years. I have a setting and a set of characters and know the interactions between them. But the plot has been somewhat of a blank. Last night after getting PMB to bed finally (he is getting molars and didn't get to sleep until 11), when I was drifting to sleep, the pieces came together. There are some other things I need to figure out, but the big parts were just there. So now I have something to work with (or maybe even two somethings) once I'm done with this revision.
In the meantime, though (ie, this week), I think I will be doing a lot of reading. It takes faaaaaaaaar less mental energy to read, and I can do that while holding Mr. Squirming PMB. I know I'll also be reading a lot of Harry Potter aloud because daughter 1, who was too small (and too loud) to hear most of the series the last time we read it, has gotten bitten by Harry and is really interested. We're in the middle of The Goblet of Fire right now. (What I'm trying to keep her from being bitten by is Edward, which means I really should move that book, as she keeps looking at it with great interest--I really liked Twilight, but I am simply not ready to live it 24/7, especially as DD1 is only almost 8.)
Happy weekend, everyone!
The NaNo book is simmering for some future, unknown moment to pick it up again because despite all the words, I wasn't hitting the heart of the story, and I don't have time to purposely write something I know I'll have to throw away. So I've been working on a revisionary outline. It's not done, but it's developing, and I like it so far. I just need a few moments of uninterrupted time (read: NOT this week) to work with it. But it's also the sort of thing that can sit nicely in my mind as I'm walking around doing other things, so just because I'm not writing this week doesn't mean I'm not writing, if that makes sense.
And speaking of simmering. I have another story (not the NaNo book) that has been slowly developing in my mind for the past couple years. I have a setting and a set of characters and know the interactions between them. But the plot has been somewhat of a blank. Last night after getting PMB to bed finally (he is getting molars and didn't get to sleep until 11), when I was drifting to sleep, the pieces came together. There are some other things I need to figure out, but the big parts were just there. So now I have something to work with (or maybe even two somethings) once I'm done with this revision.
In the meantime, though (ie, this week), I think I will be doing a lot of reading. It takes faaaaaaaaar less mental energy to read, and I can do that while holding Mr. Squirming PMB. I know I'll also be reading a lot of Harry Potter aloud because daughter 1, who was too small (and too loud) to hear most of the series the last time we read it, has gotten bitten by Harry and is really interested. We're in the middle of The Goblet of Fire right now. (What I'm trying to keep her from being bitten by is Edward, which means I really should move that book, as she keeps looking at it with great interest--I really liked Twilight, but I am simply not ready to live it 24/7, especially as DD1 is only almost 8.)
Happy weekend, everyone!
