My Own Little World

It's a rainy writing day. Hubster is playing Bad Company on the Xbox while I write so to drown out the sounds of gunfire and explosions behind me, I have put in my earbuds and am listening to music while I write.
I've spent the last few days trying to edit a couple of stories that have been sitting on my desk in hard copy for awhile. Today, I'm taking it slow since the words don't seem to be making sense. I've had this problem before and learned that all I need to do is keep going but avoid cutting things that need to stay. I also have my supply of chocolate handy just in case.
I think I've said before that I wasn't going to start anything new for awhile. Which is proving to be easier than I thought it would be since I've had absolutely no new ideas at all. *laughs*
On the personal front, I'm debating getting my hair cut. I've been letting it grow for quite a few years now with only the occasional trim. It's now about the middle of my back. It's hard to deal with. I totally understand why Stevie Nicks says "Perms are easy, this is hard." in reference to long, straight hair.
School is almost in full swing and the child seems to be adjusting well to high school. It's only been a week and a half and I already have to spend a good chunk of change for something he needs. Next week, they start the full days (his school lets out an hour early from the first day of school until Labor Day because of the possibility of extreme heat) and I'm going to love having a whole hour and a half to myself. LOL
I guess it isn't a rainy day after all since I see sunshine through my south window. So much for that. LOL
I've wasted enough time and need to get back to work.

Enjoy your extended weekend!

Today's playlist: Anything that comes up on the iPod, including: Styx, Rockapella, Stevie Nicks, Nelson, Meat Loaf, Damn Yankees, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Ricky Nelson, Tommy Shaw (solo), etc.

A Work In Progress

Sometimes I sit and stare at the screen in front of me trying to figure out if an alliteration I just wrote should stay or go. Nine times out of ten, it goes.
You just had to know that didn't you?
For the past week, I've done nothing but give into my procrastinating ways. I've played games, watched TV, cleaned, did laundry, and just stared off into space. The writing: minimal. Why? Because I felt like it. I know, I know, I should be writing but I have so much to do and so little time to do it all, I'm feeling overwhelmed and when that happens, the writing suffers. But today, I've been good. I've written a decent number of words and then wrote myself into a corner. I got out of it but it did stump me for over an hour.
The child seems to be adjusting to high school well. So far I haven't any reasons to complain though I haven't gotten the password to the website where I can check his grades and make sure he's doing his homework. I should ask him about it because he needs to stay on top of things if he wants to be an MP in the Army in four years.
Other than that, I haven't done a single thing because I want to be lazy. I think after while, I'm going to do a few crosswords before I dive back into the WIP. I haven't done a crossword puzzle in quite sometime. That sounds like fun. I think I'll do that while I listen to Lightning Strikes Twice by Nelson

Have a good evening!

So...

What do you know, another blog post. Surprised?
Today I haven't done much, except get up at SEVEN A.M. to enjoy the quiet that was my house until hubby got out of bed at eleven to get ready to leave for work at two. It was very nice. The first day of school is like Mother's day. Seriously. It's the only day that mom can really enjoy having the house to herself (for me it's only just for a few hours but hey, it works).
Of course, I haven't done much of anything except one load of laundry. WIP is still closed though just not feeling the words today. I did validate what I have written and again another NaNo won. Yay.
I have decided not to spend so much time on Facebook too. Too difficult for me to keep up with Twitter AND FB both. There are other reasons but I'm not going to go into them on any public forum.
I think the rest of the day, I'm going to get lost in some music by these artists Nelson, Rockapella, and Stevie Nicks. First song will be You're All I Need Tonight by Nelson.

And again....

I fell behind on blog posts again. Figures. Life has been crazy around here...between kids and a broken refrigerator (and had to call repair man today on the new one), and everything else, I haven't been writing as much as I would like. My novels have tanked (totally MY fault) and my TBR pile is steadily growing with books I've bought. There are quite a few more coming out that I have to get this week, next week and the week after. Plus my poor computer is having major issues and I'm just barely keeping it alive so I can write. (What's that they say? "If it's not one thing, it's another"?)
School starts the day after tomorrow (can you hear me singing Celebration from Kool and the Gang?). For the first time in YEARS, the school supply list and registration fees didn't break the bank!!!
 August CampNaNoWriMo will be a win but it took me longer with this story than any other story in the past to get to the 50,000 words. Hopefully in November, I'll do better. Maybe. I don't know what I'm going to write yet.
I really do though, need to get my head straight. I have a TERRIBLE case of cabin fever. Maybe this weekend I'll try to get out of the house away from other people and just sit and read or write. Who knows? I did get out of the house last weekened but only briefly. I got to see my cousins who I haven't seen in years. One cousin and I are only five years apart. When we were younger, the age gap was like a canyon. Today, the canyon is now like a teeny tiny crack because we're both OLDer and just slightly more mature.
Now I have to focus on getting the house ready and the spare room fixed up for a guest next month (SO EXCITED). I said SPARE ROOM!!! I have a spare room now! Isn't that exciting?? Amazing how much more room I have now with only one child left at home. LOL I'm sure all of you will remind me that I said this when the youngest one is out of the house in a few years and I'm whining about the empty nest. LOL I'm sure I'll find something to do with myself.
I'm ready for football season now thank you very much. School is starting and fall is coming so it's football time. Can't wait to pull out my favorite sweatshirts and eat junky sort of snack foods all day on Sundays. I don't think I'll be cooking much this season. LOL
Now I have to get back to the writing because I swore I'd have a decent amount of pages written before I head to bed tonight.

Killer Research...

. For my next CampNaNoWriMo project this summer, I am writing a Thriller. Not my typical genre, right? Well, it's a dare and tonight I'm doing a bit of research in between writing sessions. Some of the research is quite frightening. Reading about murder and murderers isn't fun. I still find it disturbing reading about people who can do such things to other people.


Tonight is Ted Bundy, Anthony Sowell, Gary Ridgeway, Mike DeBardeleben, Ed Gein, and Jerry Brudos.

I watch true crime stories on television and sometimes read true crime novels (M. William Phelps is my favorite true crime author). I don’t do this often because of the subject matter of the stories.

But then again, novels by Clive Barker do not bother me at all. Why? Because I know they’re fictional. It’s the true stories that bug me.

I hear someone saying, “Then maybe you shouldn’t write that kind of story if the research disturbs you.”

True.

But.

This story is a means to get me out of my comfort zone (fantasy/paranormal and contemporary romance) and give me a challenge. I know the story isn’t going to ever be seen by any eyes but mine and the person who issued the challenge. Sorry folks.

And with that, I have to get back to work.



Have a good night and sleep well...

Words Do Have Power...

As you may know, I worked on CampNaNoWriMo this month and will be working again on it in August. I validated at 1:30 AM CT this morning. I won:

When I re-opened my WIP, I deleted 64,088 words from my CampNaNo story and left only 400 words. Yes, 400 words. Why? Because this story was going nowhere. Most of the novel was write so many words and then, "No, this isn't working."
So, ~enter~, ~enter~ ~restart~.
I finally found a plot for the story and it worked. So I'm going to run with that, at least for the next week anyway and then, come August 1st, I start a new story.
I give myself twelve days. I know I can finish in ten but I do have school registration for the youngest child on the first and that will cut into quite a bit of my writing time. My baby is starting high school this year. Wow! Now do I feel old.
Tonight, I'm still trying to catch up on programs on the DVR. I have a killer headache and I've decided not to push things.

Have a good evening...

Recharged...

The day off yesterday did wonders. I opened my WIP and looked at it with fresh eyes. Today, the words are really flying onto the page.
But I also realized this particular story is flat on plot. I'll worry about that later. What I do have is great tension between the Hero and Heroine.
Trouble is, I have a lot of interruptions today. I don't mind distractions but interruptions really bug me. Yes, there is a difference. Distractions help me think about what I'm going to do next. Interruptions happen when I'm actually writing and have to stop to take care of whatever it is.
So today, I'm going to write as much as my little heart desires.

Today's music: After The Rain by Nelson