Monday, October 02, 2006

Todo List

  1. Make sure work is completely on schedule with no surprises.
  2. Decide if I'll be writing locally in Word again, or if I'll swtich to Writely.
  3. Sketch out a story arc with corresponding wordcount markers, e.g. introduce main character's mom's side story by 5,000 words.
  4. Flesh out central conflict -- I'm still confused over this.
  5. Figure out reward system for this year.

What else would you suggest?

7 Comments:

At 4:46 PM, October 02, 2006, h said...

1. Cook and freeze some casseroles.
2. Organize at least one "writing party"
3. Borrow or buy (or own?) a voice recorder so you can dictate while working out.

 
At 6:20 PM, October 02, 2006, ei-nyung said...

Those are great suggestions!

Have you decided if you are gonna give it a go this year?

 
At 6:39 PM, October 02, 2006, h said...

Not a chance in hell. I know when I'm oversaturated already. I'm -><- this close to finding a work/life balance that is sustainable. NaNoWriMo would kill that. :(

 
At 6:46 PM, October 02, 2006, ei-nyung said...

It's good to know your resource constraints. I only asked because you had mentioned maybe writing during your train rides. :)

 
At 6:52 PM, October 02, 2006, h said...

Wow, I forgot all about that.

It's funny. I used to get bored if I couldn't listen to my iPod or in some other way distract myself when I worked out. But after that hard-core triathlon training and hanging out with Samo all the time, I find that my workout isn't nearly as good if I distract myself. When I focus on my breathing, pace, legs, arms, posture, surroundings, motivation, etc I get a much higher quality workout, and I stay fully engaged and interested now. Not sure what changed. :)

 
At 7:06 PM, October 02, 2006, ei-nyung said...

Me == confused, since I had thought that you were referring previously to the Caltrain ride, not riding/physically training. My memory is not what it used to be! :)

 
At 8:01 PM, October 02, 2006, h said...

Oh, I read "train" as "training"... not sure why. I'm sure you are right and I am wrong.

The reason that won't work either: I will have a motorcycle and a car during the month of November, and will surely not be taking the train that often anymore.

I'm full of excuses!

 

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