The Snowpacalypse, Writing and Knitting

The big news around these parts: the snow:
River Aire in the Snow
Early December Snow
We got quite a bit of it.

What happened to the month of November? Oh, right, I was busy writing a novel. I did NaNoWriMo this year, after a three year hiatus. I didn't think I was going to make the 50k word goal, but I did: 50,012. I found it tougher this year than in the past. My inner editor has gotten a lot stronger over the years, and I think she makes it difficult to just sit down and write.

The good thing about NaNoWriMo is that it has given me the urge to keep a journal again. I kept one faithfully from the age of 14 until I was 20. I remember being so proud of myself when I filled the first one- a spiral bound number with a crushed blue velvet cover (shut up, it was the 90's, crushed velvet was HOT). I filled about half of the second one before I stopped for some reason.

Now I want to keep a journal again, just to learn to turn off that inner editor. I bought a cheap bright blue one yesterday, and forced myself to write a couple pages without worrying about whether it made any sense or not. Logical progression of ideas isn't necessary in a journal. I must remember that.

I've also kept working on my scarf:
Brian Slade
I've named it Brian Slade, since I worked on a fair chunk of it while watching Velvet Goldmine one night. All it needs is glitter eye makeup and platform boots.

Comments

kristina said…
We finally got our snow here yesterday--but nothing compared to yours I hear!

The scarf is gorgeous!

And I've never been able to keep a journal. The blog is the closest I've ever come. And I'd never be able to write a novel. Very impressed.

K x
December 3, 2010 at 12:18 PM
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