Watch out! I'm in drafting mode again. Get your hard hat on.
Drafting takes focus. I rope off several hours a day and put up a big sign: This is a no e-mail, no blogging, no phone call area. Then I get in my backhoe and start digging.
DANGER! KEEP OUT! NO TRESPASSING! Deep pits, piles of dirt, stacks of re-bar, cinder blocks and lumber, pipes and wires snaking everywhere, it's not a pretty sight. But no one else is going to look at it. Ever. Except for me.
As for my internal editor, I've sent her on an expedition to hunt for polar bears in Antarctica. She can come back when the first draft is done.
See you later! I'm off to do some more drafting.
Good luck on the drafting! How exciting! :)
ReplyDeleteGo, go, go! I love drafting. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck!! :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Hope it's exhilarating!
ReplyDeleteLoads of fun! I love this part. How's everyone doing on NaNo?
ReplyDeleteOo, love the excavating analogy. Sometimes (well always, actually) there's awesome treasure just under all those dirt and rocks. Have fun and I can't wait to hear about your internal editor's adventures when she gets back from the nether regions : )
ReplyDeleteNano's going good. I think I really like it!
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the hidden treasure, Jonene. I did a lot of planning before I started this book, but now that I'm producing prose, I find SO MUCH MORE to put into the story.
ReplyDelete@Rebecca Finding those hidden treasures is why I'm really a pantser at heart, as much as I want (and try) to be a plotter. :) Can't wait to see what you're writing, Rebecca!
ReplyDeleteHappy NaNo! Hope its going well for you. I had a very rough start, but now am almost caught up. Woo hoo! :-)
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