Over 9K words on Beauty of the Wood. Getting closer. The next scene is a major catalyst. Still going to be a race to the finish, and I might not have time to do much editing before adding it to the contest. Hope that’s not the case, but…
It will still get full editing even if I have to post it at the last second with a quick check at Lit. I’ll then make the corrections to the Lit version, and the one at SOL will be the fully edited version.
A little later: At about 11k now. Getting closer 🙂
Up to 8600 words on Beauty of the Wood and moving right along. I’m starting to believe I’m going to make it in time 🙂
Getting my motivation back a little. Adjusting to the hours at work and the heat wave abating today is helping. Working a bit here and there on other stories as well. That’s just part of the way I work. Even when I’m focusing on something, I have to bounce a bit.
Hope to be able to deliver more good news soon, and possibly a “finished!” with link to the posted story in the near future.
Hit a wall a while back and couldn’t concentrate on anything. It’s largely due to the steady increase in summer volume at work, making for longer hours, culminating in last week that was a horror show.
The hours aren’t likely to calm down much for a while, but I think I’m at least adjusted to it. After a long drought of not even wanting to open a document, I cracked open Beauty of the Wood today, cleaned up a few things I’d thought about during the hiatus ( even when I’m not writing, I’m generally thinking about the stories ) and moved forward.
This is a Nude Day story, and I’m hoping to finish it in time for the contest now. Bit of a tight deadline, but I’m going to try.
If nothing else, I have a solid start on an Earth Day and Nude Day story in the Magic of the Wood series for next year :p Hope to make it only the Earth Day one, though.
That’s going to be priority, due to the deadline, but the way I work means that I’ll likely do some writing on Lowborn and SOTM as well.
Those who have been with me for a while know that I hit these down points. There’s not a lot I can do about them other than put everything aside and vegetate for a while. The more I try to fight them, the worse they are and the longer they last, because not being able to write frustrates me, which only drops my motivation even lower.
I’m back to writing now, and we’ll see what’s in store as I move forward. I’m going to try much harder to keep the updates going here on the website as well. That’s even more unforgiveable than my spotty production rate. I could at least let you know that I’m in a down point and unable to write ( anything worth reading, anyway )
I’ve had a couple of days of major inspiration flashes on the next Magic of the Wood for Nude Day. At this point, I’m fairly certain that it’s going to be called “Beauty of the Wood”
I already knew one of the two main characters, but the other is crystal clear in my mind now. He has a history, family ( one of whom is an important secondary character ) motivations, character flaws… the works!
Really, the only thing that I’m missing are a few interactions in the middle of the story. Building the relationship up before turning on the heat. The beginning, several important scenes, and the ending are all a lock after the last two days.
This one may be done early enough that I’m going to have trouble sitting on it until the contest starts *laugh*
Along with that, I had some flashes on Lowborn as well. They’ll help wrap up character arcs, and move me toward the ending, which is now also far more dramatic and emotional.
It’s been a couple of good days. Going to see if the young one will chill out and let me write some of it now ( beyond the chicken-scratch notes I’ve been furiously scribbling at work )
