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peck...peck...peck,peck...peck

Write, Edit, Delete, Write, Undelete

It's not a pretty process. I seem to change my mind every time I pick this up. Gotta make some decisions and stick to them. Write, edit, delete...

I can't type as fast as I can think

If I could type faster, it wouldn't take me so long to finish a chapter. But the reality of how fast I type to how fast I *think* I can type are two different things.

I do what?

I never realized how many cliches I use when I write. It's a really bad habit. What I am working on right now doesn't have any cliches. It is very straightforward, active writing. Word's grammer check puts it a 5th grade level. I think that's great since my mindset has been to make it something I would be comfortable letting my kids read. But I will be honest, I catch myself trying to put in cliches all the time. It's either that or adding in adjectives when I don't need them.

Better get to it for the night.

Might as well

I thought I might as well keep track of my new project here since writing is the whole point of this blog. My project will be called PURE here. I will only give general info so I won't bore you to death. I have finished chapter one and have made good headway into chapter two. I left a few leading points when I quit last night so I should be able to get a lot done in my time tonight. We'll see.

By the way, I am such a proud parent. The eldest asked me tonight if I would help him write a book. So now I have to show him that I can actually finish what I start.

Oh, so slowly...

I have been working on something new. I think I mentioned a wee bit about it earlier. It's kinda different than what I've done before, but I like it.

The biggest difference in working on this project is that I am not "in love" with it. That means: I love it so much I can't bear to hack away at it to make it better. I think I have been too "in love" with my characters or the idea of writing that I have feared the final product. This time I have a clear structure of what I want to accomplish. I wouldn't call it an outline, exactly, because at least I can see an "end" to the story. That's a big change for me.

Another change this time is that I don't dread the witching hour when I'm done with everything else and it's time to sit at the computer and put in my time. I have found this time that more often than not I have more than an hour's worth of staying power. There have only been a few times when it's felt like I have to peck out each letter. I usually try to hang in a little longer, then go read something in the same vein. I do need to beef up that part of my library since I only have a couple of that type.

Anyways, I better get at it. Slow but steady.

The Misadventures Of Super Librarian

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The Misadventures Of Super Librarian