A word-count neutral night

Well I wrote for a bit, but deleted a lot too so am calling tonight a word-count neutral night. With the changes, I could even end up in a deficit situation. Oh well, will remedy that over the weekend,

In the meantime my computer needs charging so will let it rest and rejuvenate for tomorrow.

In for the Night

Well after making it home safe and sound, I’m cocooned in my favourite long sweater, slippers (hey wait…, I was taking pictures outdoors this morning in the same gear) with a Manhattan by my side.

Two transports (or lorries if you prefer) were jacknifed in the median on the way home. One of them was there this morning on the way to work andthe other was right there right behind him on the way home.

Brrr…

Wild Weather…

When you see the photos in this blog post, you’ll understand my comment in Groundhog Day where I said no self-respecting groundhog would venture out of his hole.

winter storm - Feb 2, 2011
Outside the back door this morning
winter storm - Feb 2, 2011
Outside the back door
Winter storm - Feb 2, 2011
Looking up my street around 7:15 this morning
Winter storm - Feb 2, 2011
Home safe and sound and tucked into the garage. Tight squeeze eh?
Winter storm - Feb 2, 2011
The wee abode
Winter storm - Feb 2, 2011
Same view as this morning but much better visibility shortly after 5:00 pm

Groundhog Day

Hopefully, not the movie. Don’t need this day repeating itself over and over and over again. We’re in the midst of a major blizzard here today. No self-respecting groundhog would want to stick his head out of his hole this morning. And if he/she did, all that would be seen would be white… snow falling… snow blowing… just snow.

Happy February 1st!

Happy February 1st! What happened to January? It’s hard to believe it’s come and gone already. I guess it’s true what they say about “time flies when you’re having fun”. Was I having fun? You bet! Energized, a writing goal to write every day an I’ve been able to stick to it.

Okay, I know, I know. It’s only been 31 days so far but I plan on sticking to it.

Decreased word count

I have written today but at the same time tightened things up, and totally eliminated yet other stuff in an effort to round up any plot bunnies that are wanting to run amok in my manuscript. So far, I think I’ve got them under control but you never know when one of those “cute and fuzzy bunnies” will jump up and go “Na-na na-na boo-boo”… or worse.

And posting on my blog counts towards writing each day, too. It’s only e-mails that I’ve considered excluded from my regime.

WOW!

Since I recorded the actual word count of my progress on Friday, I’ve managed to increase it to 90319! Now this includes anything I managed to complete yesterday plus today’s work.

I can’t believe I’ve managed to add 2589 words in less than 24 hours and it’s not even 2:00 pm yet. I have a file of “cuttings for later” of bits I’ve taken from previous drafts and assembled in one file. So with it, I’ve been able to grab some things before that I want to put back in this draft so that’s saved a lot of time. These scenes have been massaged to fit this latest draft and hopefully, I’ve managed to lasso all the plot bunnies that might be trying to make their escape.

Now I can play!

My Scottish roots and writing by Melanie Robertson-King