THE DAY
Well, the day was about as good to me as I was to it . . . meaning that no day is good unless you find something good in it. Today, I did what I used to: wrote a schedule down to the nanosecond and stuck to it, pretty much. Even though I figured I was on a roll–having worked straight from 8 until 12:30–I decided to get up, go swim, stick to the plan. It worked out, more or less.
It was also one of those days when you’re killing more than adding. <shrug> Has to happen sometime. But there was a great line that I just knew should be the first line, only I wasn’t sure how to get it where it needed to go. (This is the type of thing that will leave you sleepless for days, weeks.) So I futzed with stuff until it WAS the first line–and then it was like <DOH!>. Of course, this is how to bridge chapters, tie characters together . . . foreshadow the end.
Idiot. It only took me, what, three months to figure it out? OTOH, if you believe Stephen King, he can sometimes fret for years over a first line or paragraph. On the other hand, he has scads of other books and trunk novels to fill the void. Whatever…
WRITING OUT LOUD
Dark Side of the Moon
Day 1: 4326 Day 11: 2500 Day 21: 1800 Day 31: 745
Day 2: 2085 Day 12: 500 Day 22: 0 Day 32: 0
Day 3: 3011 Day 13: 1000 Day 23: 2700 Day 33: 4000
Day 4: 2652. Day 14: 3700 Day 24: 3500 Day 34: 2800
Day 5: 3210 Day 15: 5630 Day 25: 1500 Day 35: 4500
Day 6: 3450 Day 16: 1060 Day 26: 0 Day 36: 4800
Day 7: 0 Day 17: 130 Day 27: 0 Day 37: 0
Day 8: 2756 Day 18: 0 Day 28: 380 Day 38: 450
Day 9: 4580 Day 19: 3000 Day 29: 390 Day 39: 1000
Day 10: 2670 Day 20: 2600 Day 30: 380 Day 40: 2500
Day 41: 2600 Day 51: 1000 Day 63: 4800 Day 73: 1500 (edit)
*Day 42: 830 Day 52: 1600 Day 64: 3300 Day 74: 250 (sick)
Day 43: 3600 Day 53: 2600 Day 65: 2500 Day 75: 3000 (edit)
Day 44: 5000 Day 54: 3600 Day 66: 1200 (edit) Day 76: 2500 (edit)
Day 45: 2600 Day 55: 3200 Day 67: 1000 (edit) Day 77: 2500 (edit)
Day 46: 3000 Day 56: 4000 Day 68: 3000 (edit) Day 78: 2000 (edit)
Day 47: 2800 Day 57: 1200 Day 69: 1000 (edit) Day 79: 2000 (edit)
Day 48: 2500 Day 58-60: 0 Day 70: 1000 (edit) Day 80: 4300 (edit)
Day 49: 1000 Day 61: 3500 Day 71: 1500 (edit) Day 81: 1000 (edit)
Day 50: 4600 Day 62: 3000 Day 72: 2500 (edit) Day 82: 2000 (edit)
Blog Post: 460
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What I’m Watching:
Not a blessed thing.
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What I’m Reading:
Beside the Troubled Waters. It’s . . . okay. Good for getting a general gist and little bon mots.
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What I’m Listening to:
To my surprise, I listened to some music today. Not a lot, and only first thing this morning: a lovely harpsichord concerto by CPE Bach. True story: The reason I went to Oberlin was because I walked into the conservatory, spotted a harpsichord, hit a key . . . and it made a sound. I only took a semester of harpsichord; I was always too busy to practice and so gave it up. But I have always wanted to learn and enjoyed harpsichord music. Just something about the sound.
Anyway, I listened to some music. I was shocked. Then I stopped listening because I can’t both listen and work.
