Weather: muggy and overcast
Listening to: Harold Budd "Agua"
What is the magic number? Yes, you guessed it, the magic number is 4251. That's how many words I wrote this morning between 6.30am and 10am. That's also the number of words that got me over the "hump" of the book and onto the downward slide. Should hit 120K tomorrow, not much to go after that.
I hope.
There are two states of being while writing: inside the story and outside the story. Outside is not much fun. You chip at it, feel dislocated, distracted. But you must keep writing, because that's the only way to get inside. Once you're inside the story, everything flows, the world goes away.
Writing that many words in one sitting is actually bad for your health, I think. My arms hurt and I feel kind of twitchy. I'd like to go and sleep for a week now, but it will be right back in the saddle tomorrow morning. 120K, here I come.
Yours ever
FW
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3 comments:
and no tears over the mouse? good thing.
inside the story sounds like heaps more fun. mental amusement park.
now i'm curious what you look like twitchy? can't you YouTube this? doof doof for background music?
no?
i tried.
And the words keep a tumblin' out. Glad to hear the slippery side is coming. Woo & hoo! You'll be definitely deserving of much hair letting down come the 26th ;)
Cooee!!!! The downward slope. That sounds like a huge relief. Glad you're over the hump. I don't know how you don't get RSI with all the typing you are doing! You are so disciplined and motivated. You must also be listening to a lot of music!
:<>) (a gumleaf tuner)
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