now falls the snow, now cold winds blow
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aamcnamaraI'm supposed to be writing my NaNoWriMo novel, but I'm not.
In fact, I'm three days behind on word count. I think this is the furthest behind I've been this early in the month, without flood, (homework) storm, or having to run lights for a show physically preventing me from writing.
Instead, I am attempting to rewrite a story from Odyssey. So far it's going better than the last time I tried to rewrite it; my theory is to be blatantly obvious with everything. After this, I think I'll have to test it out on some poor unsuspecting victims who'll tell me if I'm hammering the point home too fiercely or if it just makes sense for a chance.
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In other news, it's flurried here twice already.
I'm glad the snow is coming. Summer was nice, fall is good too, but it's time for curling up in blankets with warm cider and watching the snowflakes now. To me, snow justifies the winter: the grey days, the lack of light, the cold air coming through the window right in front of my computer so that my feet feel like they might freeze up while I'm typing LJ entries instead of rewriting my story or doing homework or going to bed.
That's why I separated out colleges by "Does it snow there?" Anywhere I go, there'll be some change in the seasons. The least I can do is make sure that I'll have snow to keep me awake and dreaming.
In fact, I'm three days behind on word count. I think this is the furthest behind I've been this early in the month, without flood, (homework) storm, or having to run lights for a show physically preventing me from writing.
Instead, I am attempting to rewrite a story from Odyssey. So far it's going better than the last time I tried to rewrite it; my theory is to be blatantly obvious with everything. After this, I think I'll have to test it out on some poor unsuspecting victims who'll tell me if I'm hammering the point home too fiercely or if it just makes sense for a chance.
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In other news, it's flurried here twice already.
I'm glad the snow is coming. Summer was nice, fall is good too, but it's time for curling up in blankets with warm cider and watching the snowflakes now. To me, snow justifies the winter: the grey days, the lack of light, the cold air coming through the window right in front of my computer so that my feet feel like they might freeze up while I'm typing LJ entries instead of rewriting my story or doing homework or going to bed.
That's why I separated out colleges by "Does it snow there?" Anywhere I go, there'll be some change in the seasons. The least I can do is make sure that I'll have snow to keep me awake and dreaming.
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Date: 2008-11-11 04:41 am (UTC)(I thought you were rewriting a story from THE Odyssey rather than Odyssey at first. :) )
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Date: 2008-11-14 01:24 pm (UTC)And yeah, not so much the Odyssey. Although I'm sure there would be lots of stories to rewrite in there if someone wanted to.
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Date: 2008-11-11 03:33 pm (UTC)Good luck with the rewrite. I was talking with someone from my class (2007) about how some things were just finally clicking into place. And we agreed, everything we wrote right after Odyssey was word vomit. So no surprise that the first rewrite attempt didn't go so well. There's this whole pendulum/yo-yo effect. At least, that's how it was for me.
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Date: 2008-11-14 01:29 pm (UTC)... or so it sometimes seems. I should probably just Do A College Post. Basically, I'm applying to a bunch of little liberal arts colleges in New England and the Midwest; MIT; and some safety schools.
Definitely, processing time is necessary; I didn't write a word for a couple of months after Odyssey. But there's something to be said for pushing on through and writing, and so far this rewrite seems to be working. Of course, now that I've said that, it'll jinx it, but at any rate I'm glad I'm writing again.