In this case, I think the hare's winning.
So…what did I do this weekend? One soccer practice and two kiddie birthday parties, a rare dinner out for two, leaves raked, dangling tree limb removed (and wrist tweaked in the process), pork roast made, kitchen cleaned. Today I went to work, then came home and did some pre-Thanksgiving cooking (turkey brine, homemade herb butter, pecan pie). I’m wiped.
You may notice one missing item here — writing.
I’m privileged to be guest posting over at Feliza Casano’s blog today. She’s a member of the University of Toledo Writer’s Guild and, it should be said, is doing a far better job of writing during NaNoWriMo than I am thus far.
Click here to check out the post!
Ever feel like this guy?
That bit about best laid plans seems apt nowadays. I started off NaNoWriMo quite strong, with three straight days of writing, averaging 2,500 words a day. Yeah…then I got an e-mail from my agent.
So, no offense to my fellow NaNos, but the awesomeness that is Sara Megibow takes precedence. I spent Friday and this weekend reviewing my project under submission. Ideas were hatched. Things were done. More things are ongoing. And another ball — or chainsaw, perhaps — was added to the items already in the air.
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Happy Birthday, new book. May you grow up into something readable.
Today is the first day of the rest of your…book.
It’s odd, really. My first book was a very organic creation, one that was noodled over for years even prior to the process of writing it. I can honestly say I didn’t even pay attention to how many words I wrote per day. It just grew over time, with revisions blurring together in my head, if not in my filing system.
My NaNoWriMo book was merely a notion that was leapt upon by my agent, Sara. Her enthusiasm led me to try to find a way to do it, and then I remembered NaNoWriMo. I quickly outlined and developed the characters, and did everything else that I’d normally spend weeks and months doing.
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Michael J. Martinez 