Weekends alone are never long enough so I decided this one was going to be dedicated to that which I have no chance to do during the week or when the kids are here: I worked on my manuscript to the exclusion of all else. My bum is numb from sitting in one spot and my neck aches and it feels great to have made it a third of the way through this stack of papers which now have scribbles on each one of the ones I’ve been through. I still have so much work to do! But I figured if I didn’t start, I’ll never end.
My internet-free weekend has been freeing, in a way. No checking every few minutes to see if I have comments, even though I haven’t been anywhere at all. Aside from my JusJoJan 11 post on my fiction blog last night (and I was feeling it, let me tell you) the only thing that has been going on.. and on and on on my laptop are Buck-Tick videos. They are who I write to and Sakurai Atsushi is who inspires me to write my main character – Stephen.
So that’s it. I have to hit the publish button now before I’m tempted to edit. I think I may do a stream-of consciousness post once a week. What did you think?
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January 12, 2014 at 8:10 pm
So that’s where you were! Stream of conscience on!
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January 12, 2014 at 9:14 pm
Yes! 😀
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January 12, 2014 at 7:07 pm
I enjoy the “stream of consciousness” and all the others you post. 😀
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January 12, 2014 at 7:27 pm
Thank you! 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 6:50 pm
Glad you enjoyed your quiet. I love stream of consciousness 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Thanks, Joey. 🙂 It’s fun!
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January 12, 2014 at 6:03 pm
You are filled with good ideas Linda, just go on.
Irene
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January 12, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Thank you, Irene 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 5:53 pm
Good idea ( stream-of consciousness ). Seems to work.
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January 12, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Thanks, John. 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 5:33 pm
Stream-of-consciousness writing sounds like an excellent idea.
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January 12, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Funny you should say that. One of my biggest hurdles to get over was the thought that I may not be grammatically correct when I write this way. Thanks for your support 🙂
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January 13, 2014 at 1:27 pm
When “streaming,” the creator only dictates; the editor comes much later with the spelling, grammar, punctuation stuff. Just allow your mind to form images and words and write them down. If you go blank, just repeat the last world your wrote down until it starts to flow again. It really is a great way to find out what you’re thinking and feeling. and the patterns that appear may surprise you.
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January 13, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Very interesting indeed – I’ll try that. Thank you, Patricia. 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 5:14 pm
I think you are a star!!
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January 12, 2014 at 7:25 pm
😀 Thank you, Willow.
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