Today
is going to be random thoughts that I come up with while writing.
It's a good exercise for modified stream of consciousness. I'm not
going to write everything I think because some of them are not fit
for public consumption.
I
am a crazy cat lady in training. I only have Reidar, but I want more.
Not too many because even I would have a problem with taking care of
more than three cats all the time. But I'd like to be a foster home
for injured or abandoned cats that shelters are trying to rehome. Or
are too young to stay at the shelter because they need around the
clock care. That way I could get my kitten fix without bringing them
all home to stay. Himself isn't too sure about that idea though. :-)
I've
taken to writing with my music with lyrics because I find it easier
to ignore. When I take a break I can listen to my favorite songs and
even make them repeat a few times. Then I get back to work and tune
out the music. I find it fairly simple to do that.
I
finished the first draft of Marked. It's definitely shit but it's
done. I can adjust it as I feel like. I'm still thinking of taking a
part of the book and writing a second one. I'm not sure where the
second one would go since I originally planned on Marked to be a
standalone. At least two of my books are standalones. Though one of
them is loosely connected to a part of the stories I write later in
the timeline. I'm not sure how I'm going to work it all out yet.
I
still need to figure out what I'm going to work on for NaNoWriMo this
year. I'm not sure what I want. I'm trying to figure it out early
enough that I can work out character backgrounds and personalities in
a method far better than just completely pantsing it again. I sort of
did that with Marked, even though I deviated from them in certain
places, which I will probably have to go back and fix. But I'm
debating writing Marked's sequel or the book that takes place
chronologically after it. Or not even work on fantasy but on one of
my many other sci fi stories.
I
will be glad when fall gets here. We're still having hot
temperatures. It was in the 90s last week and according to the
weather report we're going to stay in the upper 80s and low 90s for a
little while longer. I know we're a desert but you'd think we'd get a
break from the heat by now. I'm watching the weather websites with
great trepidation as I wait for the consistently cooler temperaters.
We had four days where we were in the low to mid 70s, which was
perfect for this time of year.
