Egads! November has thrown me way off course writing and life-wise. There is just too much stuff happening at once. And I want to do it ALL! I’m trying to avoid spreading myself too thin, but seems unavoidable lately.
Some good things…
- My gaming day event was a huge success by my standards (small library/campus, more than 50 people equals lots of fun).
- I totally failed at keeping my New Year’s Resolutions (re: let my hair grow out). I got a pixie cut. I love it. So there.
- The Book Fair!!!! OMG! BERKS!!!!
- The WIP is coming together nicely. It’s become more of a rewrite than a revision, but I’m going about it in a different way this time and rewriting scene by scene, rather than doing a full-scale rewrite. Cassiel needed the works (new setting, change of characters, plot, etc.), Anúna just needs to grow into the action.
The not so good…
- I’m definitely not near my NaNo goal, but I’m no longer aiming for it. I’m back to my original goal of complete 2nd draft by February. I can’t remember how I came up with February… but I think it has something to do with Camp NaNo in April.
- Commitments, commitments.
- I need a vacation. I feel it.
And December is always a lost month, in my book. Everything seems to get derailed, except for the social festivities. And then we’re into January, when everyone’s trying to recover …