Bad me.
Okay, not completely bad me as I have been plotting and plotting is writing sort of. Plotting is good. Except plotting isn't writing even if I just said it was. Hey, I've been working long hours you can't expect me to make sense especially when I don't always make sense when I'm working normal hours. Plus, plotting sometimes ends up with me singing really loudly and twirling in my chair when I'm supposed to be thinking of ideas. Anyhow, I've taken to carrying around a notebook with me (I've thousands upon thousands of notebooks) and have been scribbling a short story in spare moments here and there because sometimes I need to pants it.
Or maybe just require a kick in the pants.
Plus on a visit to Duotrope I realised I only had seven stories left that I need to sell and I much prefer it when I have twenty. Of course, I don't mind if I sell those seven and have none left. I'm odd like that.
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I don't want to think of the virtual dust and cobwebs littering my Duotrope account. Good luck finding the time for scribbling, Cate. Keep telling stories.
7? Is that all?! ;)
My number of stories-in-circulation has dwindled recently, so this post is a good motivator to finish up some edits and get a few more out there.
Not sure if I'll be able to make it to 20, but I'm not opposed to a challenge ;)
I have one (1) story at Duotrope. Seven isn't so bad! But twenty would be even better. Hopefully your job will ease up a bit soon and you can find more writing time.
That you're able to stand at the moment is an achievement, Aaron
Woot for motivation, Mary
Hopefully, Kate. (and I bet yours is one short story and five novels)
Hey Cate.
If you have 7 you need to sell, where are the others? Or have you sold everything else? Or have you consigned them to the trunk?
I trunked a couple of stories from last year, but everything else sold.
Thanks, Cate. That's very interesting. In fact your post inspired me to work on my novella, today. I have too many short stories. Even though they are so much fun to write.
Ooh, I like to inspire.
I can't count the number of ugh moments I've had this year already. I need to do as you do, Cate. For I have *no* stories to sell at the moment.
You're odd you are. But we love youi anyway! Hope you get more writing time soon; we need more Cateness in our lives.
So wrong, Anthony
You say the nicest things, Simon
Only because they're true. :)
Oh god, my duotrope has suffered so vastly. Every time I log in I'm reminded that I haven't written a short in months. Almost... like, eight months. Argh!
But yay for carrying pretty notebooks. I always try and do it, myself--or at least use the notes app in my iPad. It is full of little digital messes.
Ah, but we know how many novels/novellas you and Ms. Hawthorne have been writing, Katey ;)
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