I think, to be honest, it could have had something to do with the fact that not only was last night a Poliakoff night but of course the new Harry dvd was £9 in morrisons. i went out at the bit when sirius died. just couldn't cope.
and, on other news, i found all of my novel plans that i'd spent half the summer writing in prep for nano and then promptly lost as i moved house. hence my pathetic wordcount. now i've found that thoughg, i'm on a mission!
and so, to make up for my shoddy lack of attendance and wordcount (letting the side down terribly), I promise that I will, by the end of the week, have added 10,000 words to my pathetic total. I want badgering emails people.
and, should I kill off the girl?
sk
xxxx
Today's Workshop.
What If?
write some 'what if' chains and see where they lead you.
what if my character had a phobia of carrots? what if my character's phobia of carrots meant that they couldn't have a job in the local shop because the boss had a real thing for carrots? what it this meant that my character couldn't pay his rent and so had to take work on a government scheme working on a carrot farm?
you get the idea.
essentially this is all story writing is anyway. but i want you to bash your internal (infernal) editor and keep going for a whole two pages until something magnificent comes up.
go on.
you can do it.
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30,044 / 50,000
Nov 13, 2007 - 22 56
Write Starla! God damn it! Write!
And don't kill off the girl just yet. Later maybe.
I need a kick up the back side too. Managed to get another 1000 or so the other day, so I'm just over 23k, but I'm going to get myself in trouble if I don't up it again soon. What did I do from 7.30 last night? Slept! Pesky sleep. On the plus side, for the first time in a couple of weeks I do feel like I've caught up on the snoozing so should be awake enough to do 1k or so before my kids get up. Minus side, been up since 5 so may be drifting off during the write-in tonight.
----------mlforderby@googlemail.com
7,940 / 50,000
Nov 14, 2007 - 00 34
Don't worry, if anyone's letting the side down it's me. I have had four days off and still no writing got done.
As soon as I try to get myself in writing mode, my writey part of my head goes... ARGHHHH NO NO NO NO NO!
For example, I couldn't sleep and I had an idea for a piece of work for uni, so I got up and sat in front of my computer and promptly got one sentence written... and now I'm stuck. and it's only 7:30am.
7,510 / 50,000
Nov 20, 2007 - 20 31
When you yell at Starla, well, she's got more than me!
----------so let me do it for you
*ahhem*
"WRITE! WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO!? DROP AND GIVE ME 20!!!!"
Like that?*^^*
i'm sleepy, and i ain't even making sence to me! hey! i could come up with some good ideas in this state!XD then i can look back at what i rote and wonder if some1 slipped LSD in my drink! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAaaaaaa....ha.....
......just kidding, I am compleatly drug free, i never had a drop of alcohol in my life!
well, ummm, yeah, Keep up the good work!!*^^*;;
~Laura
"Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
15,004 / 50,000
Nov 21, 2007 - 02 59
Just as a note, I'm not going to be able to make it tonight.
I'm stuck with working tonight; my cover has gone off sick.
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50,098 / 50,000
Nov 21, 2007 - 07 29
Boooo , hisssssss!
Bloody work, you'll be missed dude. :)
Is everyone else still turning up tonight? :)
----------Christopher Barker
Derby, United Kingdom