Progress report

[alex_beecroft]

Well, it's been a disastrous week of writing. Only 2,700 words the whole week - not helped by the fact that I had such a headache yesterday and today that I didn't do any at all. On the other hand, Captain Quinn has now sailed into the story, so things should get easier next week, in terms of there being drama enough! If I just write down dialogue it'll be something :)

I also missed the fortnightly meeting of my real life writer's group, which I was looking forward to but couldn't face.

"Witch's Boy" turns out to have a typo three pages in, which I missed last time around, so its release will have to be put back to October while I rigourously check it for others, and put it through the re-submission process.

On the plus side, I've discovered that roleplaying a character really is an excellent way to get to know them (as well as being fantastic fun by itself). I've been test-driving Lieutenant John Cavendish on the slash_on_ships RPG, and have discovered all sorts of things about him which I didn't know before. (I had no idea he was such a nervous virgin!)

So if I can manage to be well next week, I hope the fact that John is now real to me will help with the writing. Not quite 3,000 words in a week is a bit dire!

Comments

[cassiopaya.livejournal.com]

Don't be so hard on yourself. I haven't written a damn thing in a week. Not even homework. I'll worry about it next week. What with all the doctor visits and poking and prodding I haven't been creatively inclined. Meh, after this weekend I'll post something. But I suppose you being professional now requires you to have stricter deadlines?

[alex-beecroft.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I guess I am being too impatient and forgetting that I'm allowed time off for living and being ill :) I'll just try to do a bit more next week.

And I don't have deadlines at all yet. I just feel as though I *ought* to have something ready to submit as soon as 'Captain's Surrender' finally comes out. At this rate I won't, though!