Weekend numbers

NaNoWriMo Progress.

"hapacheese" (heh) came over Sunday morning as usual, but instead of he and Seppo talking about game concepts and design, the three of us sat down at our laptops to work furiously on our books. I spent almost 4 hours writing yesterday, but not all in one block, and managed to push my daily average almost back up to what it was before I faltered in Friday and Saturday.

Seppo proved to be of extreme help in getting me to feel good about abandoning my former story. The more I spoke to him, the clearer it was that for me, preconceived notions about character and scenes were not conducive for having fun while writing. Speaking with him highlighted the points I enjoy and the parts I don't, and infused me with a variety of ideas that I could pick up and use. It's great because now I have this mental bin of little ideas but haven't committed to any specific one thing, and as I write, I can shake up the little bin and pick something out to work with. And if I don't like it, I can just pick out another idea.

I think the three of us really made a good push on our stories, even though it was an informal gathering. Perhaps all four of us should meet officially for writing dates? Just an idea.