Archive for July, 2010
Conversations I had This Weekend
Here is a little taste of the madness that is my life. This is for you Lady J…
“I went to theme party that was come as your favorite Canadian Stereo type. My brother’s friend wore snow pants and a Celine Dion t-shirt.”
“That’s cool.”
“Hollywood is completely void of creative ideas. Did you know they were remaking Footloose?”
“I did hear about that.”
“If they remake The Breakfast Club, The Outsiders or Sixteen Candles, I’ll lose it.”
“Yeah, well, get ready. It’s coming.”
“I hate throwing up, and I’ve never thrown up from drinking too much.”
“Never?!”
“Never. I’ve thrown up from the flu, but never from drinking too much.”
“That is so rare. You should totally blog about that.”
“Why are you wearing a princess sash?”
“My friend gave it to me. She said I should where it around the house so you and your dad remember I’m a princess.”
“Mom, you’re not a princess. You’re a queen.”
“Why am I queen, but not a princess?”
“Because you’re old and married.”
Hope everyone had a fun weekend! 
Posted by Dawn Brown @
6:05 pm |
Keeping My Fingers Crossed
Gasp, can it be? Yes, that’s right. Two blog posts in the same week. I don’t want to jinx myself, but I seem to be getting back into the swing of things. You know, in an attempt to write faster, I had kind of adjusted my normal process for writing, and I can’t help but wonder if that poorly conceived decision is what threw me into four weeks of creative drought.
I probably shouldn’t say anything, for fear of tempting fate, but I’m relieved to get be getting the pages down again. And I’m sure my family is relieved now that I’m not snarking at them anymore. I just hope it keeps up. And in the mean time, I’ll stick with the process that I know works.
Mood: Cautiously Optimistic
Music: I’ll Be There for You, Bon Jovi
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4:14 pm |
Blocked
So whether it’s the hot weather or the on going struggle to carve out time to write over the summer, I’ve been dealing with the worst case of writer’s block.
I really have never had writer’s block before this. I’ve written myself into a corner, even had a story fizzle out on me, but for a while there the well felt like it had completely run dry. I don’t do well when I’m not writing. It makes a little…cranky. (And I’m being generous here.) After weeks of trying force things, I gave up and took a week off. No writing at all. I read, sat out by the pool and walked.
Now, at the risk of jinxing myself. Things are beginning to flow again. Actually, flow is probably too strong a word. Trickle is more accurate. Still something is better than nothing.
So just in case this happens again, what does everyone else do when the ideas dry up?
Mood: Uneasy
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6:22 pm |
Summer’s Here
Well, summer is in full swing here. The kid is home from school, and last week the temperatures were scorching creeping into the high nineties and low hundreds with the humidity. Did I mention I don’t have air conditioning? For the most part, I don’t mind the hot weather. We have one of those inflatable above ground pool which is great to cool off in and keeps the kid entertained. (It also attracts all the neighborhood kids making it difficult to maintain my writing schedule, but I’m getting back into the swing of things.) But at night it’s tough trying to sleep.
I am getting into a more regular writing routine. Between some computer hassles and the kid being home, my normal schedule had gone to pot, but it’s getting better now. On a side note, I wish someone would invent a laptop that’s screen can still be visible in sunlight. Would make working outside easier.
This summer I have decided to try and avoid the bookstore–or shopping for new ebooks–until I’ve made a decent dent on the my TBR piles on the shelf and on my e-reader. I believe I’ve mentioned my particular book buying addiction before. So this is a little game I’m playing with myself over the next couple of months that I’m hoping will eventually wind up clearing some space on my shelves…for when I go on book buying frenzy in September. Right now I’m reading Stephen King’s Wolves of Calla. It has been sitting on my shelf unread for ages…years, actually. Anyway, it’s pretty good so far, but I’m only at the beginning.
Mood: Busy
Music: You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse
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6:00 pm |
