I bet y'all have missed me, haven't you? *grin*
Things are a little tight these days since I'm out of work on the leave of absence. But we're making things work. My dad loaned us some money that we'll be paying back as soon as we can, though it's going to be a while. But between that and the limited amount of funds I got for my short term disability, we're scraping by.
I've gotten my outline for NaNoWriMo finished. This is a new thing for me since I've always been a pantser. I've even categorically stated I'll never use outlines. Well, I'm eating my own words. I'm going to try my hand at writing with an outline this year. If it works, I might actually win this year. I'd like to break my losing streak from the last three years.
I've gotten most of the histories written. I'll revisit them all before November because some of the things that show up in the histories get touched on briefly in the novel I'm planning on working with for November. It's the first story in the series. I'm not sure how many books are going to be in the series, how many books I'm going to break the outline into, and all that good stuff...but I'm going to get it written.
I go back to work on November 1st, supposedly. Not sure yet if that's going to be the precise date or not but that's the general timeframe I've been given. I'm not looking forward to it but I'm making sure I don't overstress myself too much.
Now, for those of you who weren't aware, I'm participating in ROW 80 as a way to hold accountability for my goals. If you're curious, follow the #ROW80 hashtag on Twitter or follow the link that should be set up in my sidebar. I think I did it right.
So, quick update on the ROW 80 goal posts:
WRITING: I finished Jaelon's story. I still need to do some more work on Taereah's, but I've gotten it started.
JOB: I had to put a stop to my job hunting while out on a leave of absence. Funnily enough, my current employer sort of frowns on that while I'm out on their dime. *shrug* I'm still going to the voc rehab on the 15th and we'll see what they say.
PERSONAL: Exercise is going well. I'm at least stretching every other day, and I've been out on walks twice in the last week. Still good on the meds. No missed doses so far this week either. I'm meeting with my counselor on Friday. I did call today to find out about meeting with the doctor and about the FMLA paperwork that I need to get paid for being on my LOA. They're going to call me back with that info. I've spent time away from the computer, though I've used it for background noise. I'm reading Warrior by Marie Brennan. It's a book I picked up at Hastings used (along with its sequel) for $3/book when I got out of the hospital so I'm trying to read them. So far, so good.
Life hasn't been the same since you've been gone. *grin*
ReplyDeleteThe good thing about outlines is that it gives you structure but a basic outline also lets you be a pantser. Even most pantsers have an idea of where they want the story to go, even if they haven't figured that part out yet. You're just putting it on paper this time.
Back to work + NaNoWriMo all on the same day. Good luck!
I, too, used to be a pantser, but I realised that didn't work for me when my first serious novel steamed along for 6 chapters and then crashed into a wall, never to move again :D My next project started with a short story, but I developed an outline from that when I realised it had more potential; I do still get stuck sometimes, but having an outline makes it a lot easier when I do get stuck, sort of like a guide rope. Good luck for NaNo and the job hunting :)
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