I’ve written 2634 words since Monday, which doesn’t totally suck–it averages out to 658 words a day (as it’s presently Friday morning and I haven’t written anything yet today). It’s still not where I’d like to be, but hey, I can’t complain. There are still 3 days left for me to write before the cycle starts over. I’d really like to be at 4k for the week by then. Of, course this isn’t anywhere NEAR the kind of productivity I need for NaNo. I confess, I’m beginning to question my sanity on committing to that this year.
I have written quite a bit of other stuff this week. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ve been doing a little bit of freelance type writing this week. I wound up writing over 3k yesterday between Frugal Intuition and Pots & Plots and my post here. Too bad I’m never that productive when it comes to actual fiction!
I’ve been having such a hard time really getting back into Til Death, and I don’t really know why. Part of it is that I’m not regularly getting uninterrupted writing time where I’m focused on nothing else. And when I do get it, I can’t seem to make my brain buckle down. I created a monster with Buffyfest a few months ago, and now DH is so accustomed to (and so enjoys) camping out and watching marathon sessions of favorite shows that I’ve had a hard time getting out of it. I could still sort of work during Buffyfest, as I’d seen all of them. But now we’re watching new shows and…well…I want to know what happens.
I just signed up for a new accountability group that my friend Jen Hendren started. Mission: Accountability. It’s open to others, and all comers are welcome. I’m hoping that having someone to report to every week will motivate me to get my fanny in the chair and focus.
I think I’m going to have to set realistic goals. In a couple of weeks, I’m going to begin designing that extra course I’m teaching in the spring, and that’s going to take a fair chunk of my time for the next couple of months. Then, of course, there’s the teaching of it starting in January. Between one section of abnormal psych at one institution, two sections of general psych at another, my regular 40 hour a week job, whatever freelance writing I choose to do (I would like to bring in enough each month to cover the $6 or so I spend to host this blog), my multiple blogs to maintain…I’m spreading myself too thin, and I know it. All the jobs are for a good cause…by killing myself for the next year, we should have one of the cars paid off by end of next year, and that will go a LONG WAY toward alleviating the monthly strain of debt (a strain which is also an absolute drain on creativity). It’s one of those greater good sorts of things. If I do well with the abnormal class I’m teaching, I’m hoping to pick up another class (maybe developmental or the psychology of gender), so that I have 2 sections I can teach for the university–and can drop the teaching job at the junior college. The university pays way better. We shall see.
But yeah, I absolutely need to figure out something in order to take some time for me…somewhere.
Good luck with the writing. You’re doing better than me, I haven’t written a thing in weeks, and only a few posts here and there on my blog. I’ve also signed up for NaNo (which, I’m told, is proof positive that I’m nuts
). Let me know what your nano name is and I’ll put you on my buddy list.
Have a great weekend.