Being Snowed In is Good for Writing (but bad for blogging)Posted by dhoffman on March 1st, 2010
I was a bad blogger but a good writer this weekend; I figure it works out alright for me in the end.
Let’s see. I think I mentioned that we finally got what I would call legitimate snowfall over here. The drifts were up to my hips and the front door would have been blocked if it opened out instead of in.
I was quite happy. I love snow.
But, all things must pass and the snow is melting nicely.
I worked from home on Friday, then spent the afternoon Saturday on Chapter Six. It’s been a vexing chapter, but I finally cracked it and that means last night I was able to start in on Chapter Seven.
It’s been a fun chapter so far. I’m getting to write for a character that’s different from someone I’ve written for before.
Animals is about 4,000 pages heavier today than it was on Thursday. I wouldn’t want to think about how many actual words I wrote, then got rid of, but 4,000 is a pretty good place to be.
This week is threatening to be quieter than last week, an Official Good Thing. I may revisit Six for some minor tweaking, and I’d love to push through Seven and get to Eight; not entirely sure what Eight’s going to be — if it’s one type of chapter or another — and I’m excited to find out.
Past that, I should have another chunk from the First Draft which will survive somewhat intact. And then we’ll be past the half-way mark and that’s also quite exciting.