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Random thoughts and ideas
Some of this is for my story, some is just reflections on life.
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Entry #675968, added on 12-01-09 @ 12:02 am EST
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Mid-NaNoWriMoEntry #675968
"Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment"
-- Robert Benchley


Thirteen days into NaNo and I have a grand total of 5,000 words. Having told myself that this month is for writing and nothing else, I find myself doing almost anything else rather than commit words to the screen. This week alone I have: Done three loads of laundry that I've been putting off; knitted a pair of gloves and started on a matching hat; re-organised my computer files and upgraded my anti-virus software, and given a talk at the Kingdom Hall. I have written less than 1,000 words a day and, given the amount of time left before the end of the month, I will need to triple that output starting today if I hope to finish on time. So, here I sit, at my computer, ready to write and what do I do? I think, "It's been a long time since I updated my blog. I'd better do that first."

Procrastination is an insidious vice. I can think of only one way to get myself writing at full steam again. I'll tell myself that I have to do the washing up, change the sheets on my bed and mop the floors in every room. That's what I should be doing today. And I will, just as soon as I've written a few more chapters...


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