You Are 65% Addicted to Blogthings

You lead the pack when it comes to posting Blogthings. And your friends (mostly) thank you for it. It’s cute that you insist on being called your Japanese name. Just stop bragging about your IQ score!

Quote du Jour:
Puss in Boots: Stop, ogre! I have misjudged you.
Shrek: Join the club. We’ve got jackets.
–Shrek 2

You’re probably wondering what a Scener/Pantser is…well, that’s me.

I hate to write outlines. I never do. So I write by the seat of my pants and I write whatever scene comes to mind. Whether it’s the middle of the book or the end or the beginning. It causes problems, really, because I can be writing and realize the scene I’m writing completely changes that of another way further along. Which means I have to stop and edit that section to keep the continuity.

But I’ve tried writing outlines and synopses. They don’t work for me. I spend more time staring at the cursor going “What next?” than writing. And that is a waste of time to me.

So…where does that leave me? It leaves me with a half finished book that has stalled at around 37,000 words (when the goal was 50,000) and I have no where else to go. I told a friend I had written all the good parts. (She then asked me what was left – the bad parts? HAR)

Anyhoo… so I consulted my muse last night.

She has left the building! She’s in Bali, sipping those little umbrella drinks and having the time of her life while I sit here struggling with the jousting novel.

I fiddled with the story a little before snapping off the light last night.

The cool front had come through and it was nice out. So nice I shut off the air and opened the bedroom window. I actually woke up cold this morning. I liked listening to the peace of the outside while I drifted off to sleep. It was great.

Almost stopped at Starbucks this morning, but I resisted (Resistance is futile!). It’s calling me, though, so I may end up there tomorrow morning. And today is Taco Salad Day at the café. WOOHOO. (Sad…already thinking about lunch…)

I just don’t feel like writing a darn word. But I have ideas brewing in there so I may sketch some of them out and see what happens. And the whole frustrating cycle of being a Scener/Pantser starts all over again…