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Sep. 29th, 2006 | 03:49 pm
Finished a draft of a book yesterday - a full three months before the deadline, which gives me time to work on it some more if I feel like it. But a time comes after a month or so of daily editing that one has to say "enough!"
Of course, now I find myself at loose ends. For the last few months, I've had one writing project or another to keep my occupied every morning. Typically, I get up a bit before 7, grab some cereal, then take the laptop down to the cafe, where I write until I'm done (1500 words minimum if I'm working on a rough draft, editing just goes til I need a break). Spent this last month on "I Put a Spell On You," the month before that editing "Pirates of the Retail Wasteland," and the month before that editing writing "The Ghost in Paul Hazuka's Attic" and editing "The Ultimate Hot Dog." June was a mixture of "Spell" and "Pirates," and May was spent working on the end of the draft to "Spell."
So, here's October - and what do I do now?
I'll be pretty busy with ghost tours and weird tours all month, of course, but that 7-10 part of the day is tough to fill. I have projects I could work on - a "Pirates" sequel is in the early stages, and I have 11 months to do the "Spell" sequel. But that's PLENTY of time for both of those. I could edit "The Ghost in Paul Hazuka's Attic," but I don't really feel like it at present - still have no idea what to do with that series. Maybe I can rewrite them as graphic novels or something?
Also not really writing any songs right now, so I can't spend my mornings working on that. It looks like October will be a month off from writing, except for taking notes on the two that I definetely need to write next year.
Maybe I could learn to sleep in....
Of course, now I find myself at loose ends. For the last few months, I've had one writing project or another to keep my occupied every morning. Typically, I get up a bit before 7, grab some cereal, then take the laptop down to the cafe, where I write until I'm done (1500 words minimum if I'm working on a rough draft, editing just goes til I need a break). Spent this last month on "I Put a Spell On You," the month before that editing "Pirates of the Retail Wasteland," and the month before that editing writing "The Ghost in Paul Hazuka's Attic" and editing "The Ultimate Hot Dog." June was a mixture of "Spell" and "Pirates," and May was spent working on the end of the draft to "Spell."
So, here's October - and what do I do now?
I'll be pretty busy with ghost tours and weird tours all month, of course, but that 7-10 part of the day is tough to fill. I have projects I could work on - a "Pirates" sequel is in the early stages, and I have 11 months to do the "Spell" sequel. But that's PLENTY of time for both of those. I could edit "The Ghost in Paul Hazuka's Attic," but I don't really feel like it at present - still have no idea what to do with that series. Maybe I can rewrite them as graphic novels or something?
Also not really writing any songs right now, so I can't spend my mornings working on that. It looks like October will be a month off from writing, except for taking notes on the two that I definetely need to write next year.
Maybe I could learn to sleep in....