I tried again tonight before starting supper with the bling in a ring box so I could put some more distance between me and it. I also took the pictures (again with my BlackBerry) in a better lit room so the flash didn’t go off.
Here are the “new and improved” pictures.
Not hard to tell that the photos were taken in a room under fluorescent light. I had the ring box in two different locations in the room trying to stay out of the glare of the lights but the colour of the first photograph is better.
Now I need to get down to working on my manuscript.
As I said last night, I had a dyslexic moment when I recorded my last word count the other night. I had written down 91542 words. You can imagine my dismay when I opened the document last night and it only read 91452. The only good thing is, it makes my efforts from last night look more impressive. When I called it quits last night with a fried brain, my word count was 91619. Still not as many words as I’ve been able to peel off in some nights and I didn’t get to the scene that I intended working on but I’m getting there.
I decided to work my way to it rather than jump to it and have to go back and make sure my ducks were in a row, the plot bunnies lassoed etc.
Well I worked on my manuscript some more tonight. I discovered before I even started that I had a dyslexic moment when I last recorded my word count and I hadn’t accomplished as much as I thought I had. Oh well, it makes for a more impressive number for today’s efforts.
I stopped by the post office on my way home from work today and my three entries for the Writers’ Union of Canada Postcard contest are or will very soon be on their way.
I was so frazzled last night that after I got my post written for my blog, I forgot to publish it! It wasn’t until I went to check for spam that I discovered it wasn’t there. Found it tucked away in drafts after I logged in so published it straight away.
I got the labels for my Writers’ Union contest entries printed and on envelopes, entry fee cheque written and everything is now ready to go. Will mail it on my way home from work tonight.
My after work activities didn’t go the way I’d planned. I thought leave work, call for petrol and come home. Nope. Add in stop by the lawyer’s office to sign still more papers. Streets in town were and likely still are CRAP! Ice at every intersection and lucky me, I got stuck behind someone who couldn’t get up the CN overpass. At least I was able to get around him but even with winter tyres, it was interesting. Well after 5:00 by the time I got home.
At least, I got my entries and my cover letters for the Writers’ Union Postcard contest printed. So now just some labels, write a cheque to cover the entry fee for the three of them and they’ll be ready to send off.
Every now and then life gets in the way of the best intentions. Will still try to get something done on/for my manuscript before I call it an evening but I’m thinking tonight is going to end up being more of a planning/plotting session than actual writing. But that still counts doesn’t it?
I’ve managed another 234 words in my manuscript. Not bad after spending the entire day at work in front of a computer. This is about the time I tend to crash and burn on weeknights so the more I get written by this time, the better.
I’ve got a few ideas percolating for upcoming scenes but at the same time, I’m going to end up deleting a great chunk. What can I say other than it’s just the direction this revision is taking me in. When I get to that point, I’ll try to document the word count in the new material as well as the same in what I end up chopping. All those lovely words… hitting the cutting room floor.
But in this revision of my novel, my heroine is a far more likeable person… even if she does have the occasional “all about me” moment.
I’ve taken the plunge before and entered this contest. Trust me, coming up with a story that has a beginning, middle and end in only 250 words is not easy.
This year I’ve got three of my short pieces (all of which are exactly 250 words in length) at the top of the heap of possible entries. I’m leaning towards putting in all three but I might narrow it down to one.
Whatever I decide to do, I’ve got to get a move on. The deadline for it is February 14, 2011. Egads! That’s next Monday!
Here’s the link to the Writers’ Union of Canada website.
http://www.writersunion.ca/index.asp/
And no I’m not telling what I’m entering… at least not until after the winners are announced and maybe not then even.
After having a couple of lean days (still managed to write though), I succeeded in getting 644 words committed to “paper” yesterday. Hoping for about half that for today. Time will tell if I’m successful.
My Scottish roots and writing by Melanie Robertson-King
