While stepping away from my writing for a while today, I came accross The Empire Strikes Back on TV, just in time to catch some excellent Yoda quotes! This one seemed particularly apt during NaNoWriMo, and for all the other challenges we come accross in life.....
Master Yoda: No. Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.
I'll leave it at that as a thought for the day :o)
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Five Thousand!
Got over the 5 thousand word hurdle today, which is about 4,900 more words than I have ever written on a novel before! However, I have found my main character in New York, somewhere I have only been once, so I have been frantically reviewing my guide book so I know where to let my character go!
Had a most enjoyable brunch this morning with an american friend, who makes fantastic pancakes, so I do remember what a proper american breakfast tastes like :o) All those calories were purely in the name of research for my book, of course!
I am aching a bit today from the snowboarding, but not as much as I expected. And it's mostly in my arms and shoulders from where I kept pushing myself back up from the floor! My legs are fine, so hope to be able to get out for a run tomorrow.
Had a most enjoyable brunch this morning with an american friend, who makes fantastic pancakes, so I do remember what a proper american breakfast tastes like :o) All those calories were purely in the name of research for my book, of course!
I am aching a bit today from the snowboarding, but not as much as I expected. And it's mostly in my arms and shoulders from where I kept pushing myself back up from the floor! My legs are fine, so hope to be able to get out for a run tomorrow.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Er, just a little bit off please?
Well, I haven't got as much writing done as I would have liked to have done today. But I haven't just been sat around watching TV either!
This morning was a trip to the hairdressers. Now most women I know enjoy their visits to the hairdressers, but I absolutley hate it! I've got better over the years, as the increase in grey has made more frequest trips necessary, but it's still not an experience that I enjoy. I hate sitting in front of the mirror while my colour develops, wondering what on earth it's going to look like when it's finished. It doesn't help that the gloop you see on your hair bears no resemblance to the finished product.
And then there's the cut. My "just a little bit" seems to be very different from the hairdressers "little bit". Oh well, that being said, she did do a good job today. I just get so stressed out by the whole thing! Stupid really as hair grows, it's never going to a permenant mess.....
Then this afternoon we went for a snow boarding lesson. There is an amazing indor place with real snow not far from here, so had a fun afternoon trying not to fall over and break anything. It was bloody hard work, but a lot of fun. And I certainly feel I have earnt the rather large glass of wine I plan to have later.
After I have finished my NaNo quota for the day, of course!
This morning was a trip to the hairdressers. Now most women I know enjoy their visits to the hairdressers, but I absolutley hate it! I've got better over the years, as the increase in grey has made more frequest trips necessary, but it's still not an experience that I enjoy. I hate sitting in front of the mirror while my colour develops, wondering what on earth it's going to look like when it's finished. It doesn't help that the gloop you see on your hair bears no resemblance to the finished product.
And then there's the cut. My "just a little bit" seems to be very different from the hairdressers "little bit". Oh well, that being said, she did do a good job today. I just get so stressed out by the whole thing! Stupid really as hair grows, it's never going to a permenant mess.....
Then this afternoon we went for a snow boarding lesson. There is an amazing indor place with real snow not far from here, so had a fun afternoon trying not to fall over and break anything. It was bloody hard work, but a lot of fun. And I certainly feel I have earnt the rather large glass of wine I plan to have later.
After I have finished my NaNo quota for the day, of course!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
First Thousand Words
The streets are back to their usual quiet state today after last nights Halloween madness. The gangs of horrible children have disappeared, and I've been able to relocate back to the living room :o)
Got started on my MaNoWriMo novel thisafternoon. It's all very exciting! I am not quite up to my daily quota for today yet, but I am quite pleased with how it's going. Taking some time out just now to bake some GingerBread men to keep me going through the evening!
Got started on my MaNoWriMo novel thisafternoon. It's all very exciting! I am not quite up to my daily quota for today yet, but I am quite pleased with how it's going. Taking some time out just now to bake some GingerBread men to keep me going through the evening!
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