The Wabi-Sabi Writer

I near panicked when I opened Evernote today and saw I had 5000 words to reach the goal.  Yes, I procrastinated today.  After my Night Write In, I could not face the bright screen of my laptop. But to my surprise, as soon as I sat down the words began to flow.  1000 in the first hour and I kept up the pace without any signs of slowing. I crossed the 50K mark just after 11 pm.  Checked in my novel and was awarded a video...

I am officially joining the "PARIS vendredi 29 Write-in toute la nuit" -  all night write in --- remotely from San Francisco.     Granted, the freezing and windy conditions in Paris would have ensured the ease at which someone stays indoors with the laptop.  San Franciso has been unseasonably balmy with radiant mid autumn sunshine and calm winds.     Alas, tonight...

I am in the last week of the NaNoWriMo with 8000 words left to reach my goal.  This is not entirely unlike a triathlon, where you have however many miles to run before the entire day's effort is complete - and you start negotiating with yourself as to just how far you have left... Half Marathon to go! I got this!  Then, just a 10K - its like a run to the bridge and back! Slowly devolving into the "three miles, then walk the aid station..."...

Muse is like a lover - don't keep her waiting.  Show up.   She is also very demanding and has way more energy than you - so pray you have creative viagra, taken your vitamins and hope for the best when you finally "get in the sheets" (or laptop).  I set up a lair in my living room with candles, tea, music, my iPhone streaming Evernote onto my plasma tv while I sat on my chaise lounge with my wireless keyboard on my lap. ...

It is officially day 4 of the NaNoWriMo and I am already three days behind in my word count.  Perhaps I should attribute this early negligence on my half marathon race (and the pre-race preparations).  But how can I when it was the sound of my consistent foot fall and breath that gave me the mindspace to work through the twists and gaps in the current story (along with the cramping hamstrings and bruised toes). I didn't beat my prior...

Today is the day.  And it's going to happen again and again.  Has to happen. At least until I reach the 50,000 word limit.  But I expect this will go far beyond that.  NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) provides the structure, motivation and forum to focus on my work.  It justifies my compulsion, soon to be addiction (if it all goes well).   I have decided to be a Rebel  - one who does not adhere strictly...

“Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always end up by returning to the path which nature has marked out for him.” -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe  It seems like it has been forever since I was on my Artist's Way; with its daily morning pages scribbled in pencil on college ruled composition books that became tea and tear stained over the course of many months, seasons. It seems like...