I don't come with Nutrition Facts

[lar_laughs]

The idea of leaving most of my Land Comms has gotten easier this week. Not only have I been a bear to live with (yes, I haven't been able to live with myself very well) but I haven't been very calm about Land Comm drama. You don't include my cover in voting? Fine, I'm out of there! You ignore my comment? Never mind, I don't want to be there anyway!

It's me being a bear and I'm not normally like this and it will pass but the decisions need to be made sooner than later and this is just the perfect time for this sort of drama to come up.

I finished my 55 hour week and came to Mom & Dad's to discover the table and kitchen island overrun with ribbons. Mom and Sister have been working on hair things for the craft sale coming up in November that I need to get to working on. I'm selling some Lar Cards and have a good supply (because I keep forgetting to stock the story) but I need to work on some Christmas sets. Those always sell the best!

Then there was kid drama (the house is still full of them because Mom let some stay the night) which is always fun but Zane informed me that he doesn't like me very much and I'm weird. I already knew that so it doesn't come as a shock but I did love the look on his face when I informed him that if he didn't like me, I didn't need to buy him presents so I was glad he'd told me now before I went to Disneyland. We'll see if he changes his mind.

And now I'm attempting fic while checking my security settings and running a complete scan. My sisters have both been sending out spam emails thanks to a hijacker but their computers are both clean. Turns out it might be Mom and Dad's computer! Just in case, I'm checking my netbook more thoroughly than I normally do. This internet connector might also be to blame. We'll see in the morning.

FORTY TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL NaNoWriMo!!!!!!!! Have I talked about it as excessively yet this year? I don't think I've mentioned it at all! How dare I? Be warned... it's coming! If you think I'm obsessive about writing in general, you should see me leading up to November!

So I'm off for some sleep. That should help. Right? I refuse to think about the fact that tomorrow is my only day off before starting all over again and doing another 55.

Comments

[prlrocks.livejournal.com]

What landcomms did that happen at? :( But at least it made cutting back easier.

I've always wanted to do Nano but have never managed to inspire myself in time to do it.

[lar_laughs.livejournal.com]

I'm having issues with Middle Earth. Always felt a bit left out and never did anything about it. That one is rather easy to let go of although I did enjoy the challenges. It just irritates me when I can't find anything wrong with my entry and it's NOT THERE. A waste of time! Normally I could let it roll off my back but... sigh... it's a good excuse to leave. *grins*

And you never have to worry about getting inspired IN TIME when you're with me! I eat, sleep and breath NaNo in October. The first one, especially, doesn't need to be planned. You just need to show up with your willingness. The rest falls into place. You won't come out of the first one with a story (and if you do, can I be your manager because you're going places, baby!) but it INSPIRES you because you know YOU CAN DO IT.

I can get you there but what you do after that is completely up to you! *grins* I've always wanted to have my own little place to hang out on the boards that was just me and the people I knew. My problem is that the people I bring onboard never want to hang out at the boards like I do! Oh well!

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

laskjdfakjsdf I HAVE NO IDEA FOR NANO!!

Not that this ever stopped me, of course, but still. It comes to mind. I'll figure something out. Or I won't, and I'll write completely from scratch in a way that makes no sense. I want to win this year. Fifth year. I should push myself to win.

[lar_laughs.livejournal.com]

You can do it!

The key, really, is to stick to a schedule and write EVERY DAY no matter how much you want to RUN AWAY from your story. There is no other way to win. I actually like to hit 50k around Thanksgiving and I like to have a few days off so I write around 2000 to 2500 words a day. While I don't finish the story, I get the word count and I have a pretty decent story that I'll be able to go back to someday.

I should try writing from the end backwards and see if I can't psych myself out of my "endings" phobia! *grins* I wonder how to do that?

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

Haha, fear not, I definitely know how to win. :P I've won three out of my four times. The first time I did it I won in three days. Suuure, they were the LAST three days with 10k a night, but it was pretty much three days none-the-less. :P And when I did it last year I finished a week early. So getting the WORDS out is really no big problem.

I just, er, need something to write, you know, before I can write. :P Even just a first sentence with some sort of idea for where it could lead. But I'm good for the write-every-day style, although it's often write-a-bit-each-weekday-and-write-a-shiteton-on-weekends.

I tend to finish all my novels. Maybe that's why I'm so psyched out right now: I have NO WIPs. I finished them all last year, even the one I started when I was 15. Anything I start now is a completely new start in fiction. I haven't created a 'new start' in fiction since I was in high school.

And now I twig why I'm more frightened of it this year!

[lar_laughs.livejournal.com]

What genre do you like to write? I've got some scifi/fantasy options but that's about it.

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

My first novel was semi-adult fiction (I was 15 writing about adults, but didn't want to write sex...so it's pretty much a whacky day-in-the-life innocent romance), the second was sci-fi, the third was fantasy, the fourth was young adult fiction and the fifth was a memoir. So basically I've hit up everything. :P I think the only real common feature was lesbianism. :B

Basically I'm always up for anything!

[lar_laughs.livejournal.com]

We were talking over at one of my fandom lands about how there are no gay heroes. That would be a good place to start. And then... do what heroes do!

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

True. (: Although all my books tend to have gay (well, lesbian) 'heroes'. But I wonder if a space adventure wouldn't be fun. I haven't gone into space yet. Although it'd probably be Douglas Adams ridiculous. :P

[lar_laughs.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOSH! Douglas Adams ridiculous is the best kind of ridiculous! People on a space ship are always good for drama and then the places they fly around to will give you some plot. Now you just need to let your muse gnaw on it for awhile and you may have something!

Well, we were talking about TV heroes because there are some pretty great ones in books. Even some decent movies out there but no TV. It's sad.

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, gays on any sort of boat tend to create drama - let alone letting it fly. Who on earth was senseless enough to let a Diversity Dingy off into space? Silly move, really.

My muse will begin gnawing soon, I'm sure. (: Thank you for the idea!

Hmmm. You know, until two years ago I was never into TV, but now I really am. It's true - TV needs some better gay heroes!

[lar_laughs.livejournal.com]

I love helping other people kickstart their muse! It's a calling of mine, I think.