Why do I set such high goals for myself? Okay yes, it feels great when I achieve them, and usually I do because I don’t like giving up on a challenge I set for myself. But the downside is that I end up getting stressed when I have too many things to do.
The latest goal of course is NaBloPoMo – write a post every day during the month of November. Together with Nano Poblano which gives me the extra challenge to make my posts spicy, I’m thinking by the end of the month my posts will be unreadable garbles of swear words. That should be fun!
Yet there’s something extra I’m contemplating to drive myself crazy reach for, and that is to extend my Scenes from the Second Seat on the Right series to 365. An entire year. I’m working on getting ahead of myself to cover the period in December when I won’t be around. They’re already scheduled a day or two in advance, so what’s two weeks? Nuthin’! My eventual goal with the series is to turn it into a calendar. I’m not sure exactly how that would work as an e-pub, but I’m sure I can figure something out. The idea came up a while ago, and I spoke to another blogger about possibly animating it, but that sorta fizzled out into nothing. So far. I should re-visit the idea and see if there’s any interest, though the 365th episode is still 300 away from being completed.
Any thoughts? Anyone who’s reading it think it might be a good idea? Click here for a link to one of the scenes that stands alone (meaning it has no back-story nor any follow-up so far) if you’ve never read one. You may just be amused.
November 4, 2014 at 11:44 am
Nano Poblano! There is going to be Sonoran food? Someone didn’t tell me about this being where the food is!
I may be able to help you with the art. Concept is sound and so is getting a jump on the postings.
There are some good ideas and from reading it sounds like you are headed for a very serious instance of “Contemfutzing”.
http://transitionu.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/contemfutzing/
Admitting it is the first step as we all know.
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November 4, 2014 at 5:53 pm
Thanks! I’ll check out your link. As for the food, I’m still sniffin’ it out. 😉
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November 4, 2014 at 9:37 am
If you don’t reach high, you’ll never get to where you want to be. Anyone interested in science fiction/fantasy genre? I have more than 300 manuscripts on my Website in that genre and 6 series completed.
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November 4, 2014 at 5:51 pm
That’s impressive! Thanks for the invitation. 🙂
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November 3, 2014 at 8:55 pm
If you don’t reach high, you won’t grasp even higher. Which you do, regularly, Linda G. High goals, great work. Low goals, goofing off. 🙂 Spicy month, Nano Poblano!
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November 3, 2014 at 9:37 pm
It’s gotta be a good month to carry me through the next one. I’ll be goofin’ off fer shur. 😀
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November 3, 2014 at 11:01 pm
Yes, an earned relaxorama.
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November 3, 2014 at 11:03 pm
Relaxorama… I like that word. 😀 Thanks, Mr. Mark!
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November 3, 2014 at 11:05 pm
If ever one was deserved, it’s for you, Linda G! I coined that word in your honor!
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November 3, 2014 at 11:06 pm
Hee!! Thank you. I am honoured. 😀
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November 3, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Myrtle and Edith – I am intrigued and will be back to more thoroughly read other categories of work on your blog. I also love the one post a day for a month, might give it a go myself ! Adding a second one? Hhmm. It sounds daunting, but people tell me I keep myself too busy, so I can’t be critical.
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November 3, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Thanks for reading! You have until November 5th to sign up for NaBloPoMo. The two challenges are basically the same thing, so if you do one, you may as well do both. 😀
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November 3, 2014 at 3:32 pm
I wish you the best of luck with your endeavor for this month. Most of my own posts are likely to be shortish and spastic. I’m taking on NaNoWriMo and haven’t gotten to the point where I can handle two of these kinds of challenges at the same time just yet.
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November 3, 2014 at 3:33 pm
Oooh! Happy NaNoing, Martha! I wish I was joining you!
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November 3, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Yes! Bring on the Rapacious Old Boilers, Linda – er, Myrtle and Edie! – and let them double entendre themselves into a rare old pickle!
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November 3, 2014 at 12:41 pm
Hahaha! That actually made me laugh out loud.
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November 3, 2014 at 12:35 pm
Oh dear we have to be spicy??? This should be interesting.
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November 3, 2014 at 12:40 pm
I think it’s more like we’re encouraged to be spicy. I don’t think it’s an actual requirement. And after all, I don’t see much point in having a bunch of bloggers who are running for the tap every five minutes, do you? 😉
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November 3, 2014 at 12:26 pm
Oh, I like that scenes idea!
You already add spice by being you, don’t worry about turning up the heat. Unless you want to use Nano Poblano as an excuse. In that case, go for it.
I am doing Nano Poblano, crossposting at BlogHer, Photo 101 and am about to make a stupid announcement on my blog in an hour.
In other words, I shall join you in the masochistic writer-behavior.
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November 3, 2014 at 12:48 pm
Yay! I’ll be away from the computer for your announcement but I’ll look forward to it when I get home. 😀
Thanks for the encouragement my dear!
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November 3, 2014 at 12:51 pm
It’s nothing really important, but a last second decision on my part today. I may regret it by the end of the month!
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November 3, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Chances are you’ll be in good company ;P
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November 3, 2014 at 11:56 am
More power to you if you decide to go for it but I worry about reducing the joy if too many things move into the category of “have to do” – just food for thought.
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November 3, 2014 at 12:01 pm
You’re right,Dan – I’ve been there many times before. It becomes like hitting my head against a brick wall – more of a relief than a joy when I stop. Then I just look for another brick wall. 😛 I never learn.
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November 3, 2014 at 11:41 am
I am also a masochist. I feel that if it doesn’t hurt, I’m not trying hard enough.
And you should take the scenes way beyond 365. I’m thinking eleventy-million. And a half.
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November 3, 2014 at 11:56 am
Wow, that would take me, like, two years. And a half!
And yep, I’m with you on the hurting thing. I’ve thought about pulling off a fingernail or two, so I don’t have to type as much. But knowing me I’ll just end up having to write around words that contain, e d c i and k, and having long run-on sentences with no commas. 😉
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November 3, 2014 at 11:40 am
That is rather ambitious. I’d say go for it and see how far you can get. It’s always fun to take on a big challenge like that.
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November 3, 2014 at 11:50 am
Thanks for the encouragement, Charles. 🙂
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November 3, 2014 at 11:38 am
I was feeling the same way. I am happy I was able to write a post for today.
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November 3, 2014 at 11:40 am
And it’s a great sense of accomplishment that goes with it, isn’t it? 😀
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November 3, 2014 at 11:42 am
Yes. It is a relief. I read the scene with Myrtle and Edie. I liked the ending, funny 🙂
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November 3, 2014 at 11:57 am
Thank you for reading, Deborah. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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