NaNo 2008: Fiction vs. Reality
My plan for the weekend was this:
Get up at decent hour.
Write 2000 words.
Get act together and head to Steampunk party.
Party like it’s 1899.
Come home at decent hour on Sunday, and write another 2000 words so I’d have a nice buffer.
What really happened was this:
Wake up, look at the clock, roll over and fall back asleep. Finally get up and watch this week’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada I recorded earlier.
Think about writing, decided I want to shower, and head upstairs.
Start to get dressed, but start worrying about everything I need to pull together to take with me and start throwing it all on the bed.
Sit down, write 100 words, and go to iTunes to look for a song I want to listen to. Spend the next 45 minutes puttering around the iTunes store looking for other stuff.
Stress out about what I still have to pack, abandon my story, and finish packing. Leave for party.
Stay later than I expected, get on the road later than expected, and get home later than I wanted. Call a friend to see if she wants to go to the movies instead of writing. Then play around online instead of writing.
Be resigned to the fact that I’ve written a grand total of 100 words in 2 days [1]. Oy.
[1] Hell, this blog post is more than I’ve written this weekend!
Well at least I know that you had fun at the Steampunk Party! Awesome costume btw.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:30 pmThanks! It was great seeing a bunch of my old Sudbury friends again, so yeah, I did have fun.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:03 am