2008

Yeah, right, so Tardy again. Even though I swore I'd journalise or blog every day, it seems I've missed a couple. Well there it is.

So ... where am I? Nearly bloody 50 and still unfulfilled. This year will - WILL - be different. I'm positively not going to fuck about anymore. No, I'm not.

Resolutions - for what they're worth:

1) Sell the house and get out of financial ruin
2) Find a new place for B, M and I to live, and live there ;)
3) Finish both my part written novels
4) Get a literary agent
5) Get a music publishing deal
6) Gig regularly
7) Write a short story a month - I was going to say a week, but bloody hell.

I'm sure there are more ... umm.

8) Apologise to my sister, and go and see her.
9) divest myself of all the crap and stuff I don't need or really want.
10) sort out the studio and computers and backup!

That's enough to be getting on with.

Day 24

Long time no blog. Hmm. Actually that's a lie. Though my blogging has been elsewhere, I have been keeping it up.

I'm at 35,500.
Sinbad - my piratical writing accomplice - is at 39,000.
By the end of the day we should both be at 40,008.
*Howls!*

So ... umm ... yes. I have some work to do. It's been pointed out that if I concentrated on my writing, rather than all the outlying frippery and fru fru, like: blogging, checking emails every other minute, loitering at The Hub, AD, GA, Codey's World, etc.

Of course the 'pointer outers' are right ... but then I like all the frippery and fru fru, and they can jolly well go and 'point out' elsewhere.

I have no intention of failing to get to 50,000. 'Harvest Days' is feeling good, and ... oh, sorry. Here comes my fan who needs a lap to snooze on. Gotta go! ;)

Camy

PS - I'm updating at the same place. So if you feel like reading a first draft version of 'Harvest Time' please click HERE.

If you do read it, please leave a comment or drop me an email to tell me what you think. Thank you!

Day 17

I finished on track at 28,411 words. 'Harvest Time' is definitely going in a different direction. However I'm pleased, as I've never tried anything quite like this before.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddtc9j7w_46zzg4q

again, read at your peril. :)

Day 16

It was a weird day. 26,419/50,000+

'Harvest Time' has become something else, entirely.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddtc9j7w_46zzg4q

Read it (at your peril), and see what you think.

Camy

Day 12

I'm off to bed.

Hmm, I'm always off to bed when I write in this blog. One day I'll write in it when I get up; but then I'd have a dearth of things to say, and what would be the point.

Oh, typically (how I both admire and hate him for his ebullient tenacity) Sandywriter - aka Dio - got to the 50,000 words on day ten. In fact he got to 52,998 words on day ten and I ... I .... Yes, probably best to leave this out welling of mixed emotions for my therapist. Not that I have one.

So ... goodnight sweet blog reader.

Camy

Day 9

Bedwards at 2.15am and 14,113 words.

And yes, I think I'm pleased: 'cause I've almost finished the first of the inset stories. However ... I'm behind, which is a drag. On the upside it is the weekend, and I could deal with all this 'being behind' twaddle, and be 'in front' instead. That sounds like a good and worthy plan!

Sinbad, my writing buddy, is doing well. His story is an action adventure, and has no grape picking in it at all. Ah well: Grape picking isn't for everyone ;)

And so goodnight!

Day 7

So what happened to day 6? well it was very nice, but no great shakes.
Just finished for the day at 12,011.

I've taken on board Kapitano's comments, but as I said they'll be dealt with at re-write. 'Harvest Time' will have a re-write as I'm determined to finish it come what may.

Thanks too to Kaiten and Sinbad. It's more fun writing when you have someone to write with or against. I know it's just a stupid word count, but the idea you're being left behind is a virtual spur up the bottom. And boy do I need a spur up the bottom ;)

I'm half way through my first 'sub-story' of which I'd planned five. I don't know how many there will end up being, but five seems a good number. The weirdness is kicking in too. Maybe I'm overdoing it, but then I can always snip it out at a later date.

I'm enjoying it ... which is the main thing. Hopefully Kitty will too. Ya can't be a writer without a Kitty. ;)

Nighty Night y'all