It's probably wrong that I'm just happy I broke halfway through my getyourwordsout pledge, right?

( Word meters ahoy! )

The bad:

1. There's no way in hell I'm going to get my GYWO pledge for this year, but then again I already knew that.
2. I didn't win NaNo even if you just add up everything I wrote last month.
3. I probably won't be writing a lot of new stuff this month anyway, since I'll be editing.

The good:

1. I finished Heroine Addiction, didn't I? \o/
2. That means that I have two first drafts to edit, but I want to have them done before I start writing whatever I'm writing next.
3. ... because I'm pledging again with GYWO for next year. Er, heh. :D

That said, I'm definitely not trying for the Difficult level. I'm probably going to pledge for 200k this time around. I think my problem all boils down to the fact that when I'm working, all I want to do is go home and write, and when I'm not working I get horrendous writer's block. I spent two-thirds of this year unemployed. You do the math.

The plus side of having a full-time job again is that I'm being reminded of sitting at work bouncing in my seat wanting to race home and write. There's also the added advantage that being at work -- where I can't access the internet or be distracted by emails and don't have an MP3 player to listen -- means I've been writing stuff out in notebooks or, as I've been doing the past few days, taking a red pen to a first draft. It's the perfect environment for it.

I have an hour or so before I'm going to bed -- I want to hit the grocery store before work, which means getting up a bit earlier than I'm used to -- so the plan after I'm done writing this up is to see how much of the Heroine Addiction edits I can get in the file before bedtime. Time to pop on an Air Crash Investigation episode and buckle down, I guess. :)

Heroine Addiction:



I'm too damn close to the end to go to bed until I finish the whole damn thing. I don't care if I have to pull an all-nighter, this shit's getting done TONIGHT.

Let me tell you guys, I better get a fucking pony out of this, that's all I've got to say.

(Actually, I'd settle for being able to spend the entire day on the couch tomorrow eating Chinese food and watching Iron Man. Either, or.)

Heroine Addiction:



Chapters done:



I'm up to something like 14k this month, although that's split between this and NaNo. I'm giving myself a break and then I'm going to try and pound out some more words on this. If I'm going to start work on Monday, I want to start it carrying around an editing draft of Heroine Addiction.

... how much I've written this month altogether.

Heroine Addiction:



Untitled big silly gay romance:



This Way To The Egress:



Which comes to 9241 words. If it were all in one story, I'd have my NaNo quota right now.

Oh, and I only have six more chapters of Heroine Addiction to go. I just have to, you know, sit down and knock them out. And then this way I can focus on Egress.

This Way To The Egress:



This one. I'm doing this one for NaNo. 'Cause it's working and I know what I'm writing. It's my life story, except on CRACK. I'm not even joking. It makes my NaNo icon more than a little hilarious.

I could easily keep going tonight because the writing flows really well, but at the same time I'm reaching that point where if I keep staring at the computer screen, my eyeballs will threaten to explode.

Untitled gay romance:



I may completely rewrite what I already wrote for it because I feel like the first sentence is a high point and then it just kinda tumbles downhill on me. Plus, I want to get a bit more of an idea where I'm going with it. However, I'm definitely hoping to finish the damn thing because in a "if everybody else jumped off a bridge" moment, if so many other people on my friends list can get or attempt to get original m/m romance published, then damn it, so can I. :D

EDIT: Oh, and by the by, I blame those 1482 words on Write Or Die. I am going to get sooooo much use out of that this month. *rubs hands together with glee*

( Cut for a few too many word meters )

I haven't started working on my NaNo yet -- breakfast first, then writing. I don't know ... I'm just going to sit down after I eat and whichever muse shows up first and with the most enthusiasm, that's the one that's getting written.

Heroine Addiction:



The good news is that I built up a bunch of dialogue and should be able to easily get two chapters done tomorrow and juggled things around until now I only have eleven chapters to finish.

The bad news is as of tomorrow I'm three chapters behind how many I'm supposed to have done. Urgh. I was going to try to stay up and finish the one I was working on, but I can't stare at a computer screen much longer, so it's off to bed with me.

Heroine Addiction:



There's some kind of metaphor in here about how I was ready to climb a wall yesterday, except some of the bricks fell out of the wall and cramming them back in took forever and when I was done the wall looked at me and laughed and said it wanted a nap so I'd have to climb the wall tomorrow. Stupid wall.

I've got two chapters outlined and dialogued to write today. And they're mostly dialogue, so I don't think they'll take too long. *crosses fingers*

EDIT: Also, I bought this last week and it finally arrived today. It looks so pretty and snuggly. I can't wait to wear it. :)

Heroine Addiction:



I've spent most of the day bouncing around writing little bits here and there that I know I need to add. The goal is to write bits and pieces like that and then string them together just like beading a necklace, which is how I pounded out ten thousand words and five or six chapters in one day the year I won NaNo. :)

I really have to pick up some printer ink this week when I get paid. I have none left and it's going to be a necessity when I finally finish the damn thing.

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Yuletide! I took a break from writing while I was eating lunch and skimmed through the fandoms, making a list of anything I might like from the ones that are available. I got about ten or so, but once I trash the ones I don't feel particularly attached to, I definitely have a nice list of prompts to sign up with.

Oh, and I may do another vague catch-all prompt like I did last year, just 'cause. Heh.

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I'm not even exaggerating when I tell you all that every time I've sat down at the computer today, the cat has stretched out across my lap and refused to leave. Granted, that's because I keep putting the electric blanket over my legs and that is not mine to use, it's HIS blanket, but still.

It's such a perfect writing day, though. It's rainy, it's Saturday, I've got nowhere to go and nothing to do (save that run to the store for milk and toilet paper), and it's not even really cold out. It's actually pretty warm out. The only reason I don't have the windows open is because the rain appears to be hitting all sides of the house, so even if I crack them open a bit it'll still get in.

Is it weird that I only just realized I haven't watched TV all day long? Huh. Also, I think I need to go make more tea. I swear, I feel so boring right now. It's just been tea and writing and more tea and more writing since I woke up. I feel like a wee little cliche, except I'm not wearing a bathrobe.

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EDIT: *shakes YouTube to make the new Buzzcocks fall out*

Stop giving me clips from the show and give me the whole damn episode! RAWR.

Heroine Addiction:



Look, three-quarters of the way done! \o/

I'm still not done with the two chapters I have to get done before I can go to bed, but the good thing is that I can stay up late tonight and not worry since I have nowhere to go tomorrow. Or for the next four days after that. I think I'd have an easier time getting the chapter I'm currently working on done if I hadn't skipped around a lot at work and written bits here and there I wanted to get down, but hey, that means less work later on, right?

Anyway, I may actually be able to pull this off. WOOHOO. I will be so thrilled to get this manuscript done and out of the way, I swear to God. I've been working on Heroine Addiction for six months this week, and it feels like FOREVER.

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Oh, and by the way, I apologize to anybody who's kinda sick of hearing me yammer on about writing. Here, let me give you a taste of what you came here for: Hardcore nudity! The jokes, the boykissing, and the fic.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Because that's where the two hot roosters were making out.

The chicken brought popcorn, lube, and a video camera, and a good time was had by all.

You're welcome. :)