Status of the writer

[apocalypsos]

So, I'm thinking I'm going to be dropping out of Big Bang this year.

Not that I'm not going to write the Ellen/Mary story. I still want to write the damn thing, and Lord knows that if I do finish it and still want somebody to throw together some art for it I probably wouldn't have any trouble getting somebody willing to do it.

But at this point it's three weeks to write twenty thousand words, and while it would not be a problem if I were having an easier time of writing, right now I'm just dropping handfuls of words here and there and it's not going to work out unless I suddenly flush every last shred of writer's block clinging to my brain. So ... that's out, I guess.

To be fair, I feel like at this point the majority of my writer's block is due to my toothache, because at any given point when I'm not downing painkillers like they're going out of style it's this monstrous sharp pain on the left side and it's incredibly hard to focus on anything else when it starts up. And for added fun, I have another month and a half before I have dental insurance. So, yeah. This keeps up and I may not be writing for just that long.

In any event, I've got my apocalyptothon assignment to work on today, because I'd like to get it done and out of the way now rather than later. The good thing about modding the damn thing is that I took a prompt that I could personally write half a dozen stories for, which helps when I'm having a bit of a block. I've started two different stories for it already, and I could easily start a couple more. I'll just be happy to get one done, of course, but I need an open-ended prompt right now. The one I've got, I've got a bit of legroom to play with.

As for my original stuff ... well. *sigh*

I was attempting to sketch out a bit of world-building for This Way To The Egress during the week at work. The hard part is just that I'm a bit rusty when it comes to writing story notes. Well, that, and I need to get back into the habit of writing so many words a day again. It may be a lot easier now that I've got a new schedule for work and don't need to get there until eleven. If I can get myself up early enough and get ready, that'll leave me a three-hour block every morning to focus completely on writing. Of course, that entire plan depends on my lazy butt getting up that early.

Also, I've still got Heroine Addiction and The Grand Prize Winner to edit. *pouts* I miss being unemployed and having pretty much all day long to write. (... okay, no, I really don't.)

Comments

[storydivagirl.livejournal.com]

Ow...toothpain is never fun and I could see how that would interfere with writing.

Alas, I don't have writer's block so much as no ability to make twenty minutes for writing at the moment.

[chaosphaere.livejournal.com]

Ey there, I hope you don't mind my asking - who did you used to be? I was scarce on LJ for a few years. I'm seeing a lot of new names that I don't recognize :) Since you're a writer, I'm guessing I friended you from a writing community?