I am happy to report that I had another great day in the life of Gina.
I am proud to say that I have a beginning, a middle and an end. Shay is still a junkie, but her character transformed right before my eyes today while I was on the treadmill. I only got about 20 minutes in today because I was afraid I was going to lose the ideas and story, but my legs were just fine with that. They aren't sure what they like less, the weight of carrying my ass around or the pain that I'm putting them through right now. I'm getting back into my old jeans if it kills me. (Sorry legs, you'll thank me later).
Anywho, it took on a new twist. A totally fuckin' awesome one, if I do say so myself. As soon as that happened, the ideas just started pouring in. I have no idea how many words because I'm still writing it out on my ugly pink legal pad and I've had to add another because of the twist. I have different colored flourescent note cards everywhere a legal pad on each side of me and the computer in front of me pushed to the back just in case. Just in case of what I don't know, but I go into serious withdrawal if it's not there. No table top feels right without it.
As far as the project in the basement, I took a heat gun to it and used my first favorite tool on the planet, the 5-in-1 and scraped the paint from it. There is no easy, fast way to remove paint from wood. Right now it's a tool that helps get me motivated and brainstorming. I am thoroughly enjoying the writer's life at this moment.
~Live Happy
Did I mention I hate door to door salesman? "Look fucker! If I want what you have, I'll fuckin' call ya! Now scram!"
Two for two. Excellent batting average! Do I hear three?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you moving on the book. Fiction is the one thing I've never tried to write, but maybe someday. And they're still door-to-door salesmen? That's wild, what was he selling? Glad to hear you had another good day!
ReplyDeleteNicely done. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a Comcast guy. He was about 103 and it was like 13 below.
ReplyDeleteThese door to door people are everywhere in our neighborhood.
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ReplyDeleteI so enjoy reading your blog and I want to know Shay better - so you'd better send me a copy of your book when it's done. I feel we just might be soul sisters of some sort.
Write On!
Nancy
That is awesome! I need some kind of creative energy like that on my book. I've stalled completely. BLahhh.
ReplyDeleteThose photos made me LOL!!
Keep on writing!!!
Im so excited to hear your working on your book. Don't you just LOVE when the words and ideas flow like that with an unstoppable force? That is AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteI'm practically lethal when someone keeps me waiting. However, if I know it's going to be good, I'm better. And, I think your Shay is going to be good. I look forward (not impatiently, I assure you) to seeing how Shay's character has 'transformed'
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