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Love Song For My Backlit Keyboard

14 February 2011

Midnight is a good time for silent little blog posts.  I’ve been floundering a bit, folks.  Barely wrote this weekend.  Didn’t blog.  I wish my blog was more interesting, but I am also wary of posting my raw work-in-progress on here.  Sorry.

I’m going to try something new next week.  I don’t think the blog is really working for me – it feels like a pointless effort to come on here and dutifully post my word count.  Kinda boring.  Mostly just underlines the aloneness of writing, like shouting into a quiet night sky with not even an echo.  Also, I want to play around with what works for me as a working writer.  So, I’m taking this show on the road next week.  I’m going to try writing in various places around the neighborhood, see if I write better or worse than in my own home.  I’m guessing better – there is plenty of distraction around here.

I’m still going to blog every day or so, but I’m not going to focus on word count, re: boring and lonely.

 

Total Project Word Count:  21 thousand-or-so words

3 Comments leave one →
  1. Johnny permalink
    14 February 2011 7:17 am

    Emily— Keep at it dear. I’m reading!

  2. 15 February 2011 4:47 pm

    I say: Do what you have to! For me, posting my numbers every day was crucial. I felt like someone would call me out if I didn’t get my daily goal, though no one did. But I can see where that wouldn’t work for everyone. Just keep doing what you’re doing, Emily!

  3. 16 February 2011 10:57 pm

    Yeah hey, I’m here now, and I may not be a head whip-cracker, and you’re still in charge of the parameters, so I won’t give you too much shit if you say not too. but I will if I feel it’s within my right as an endearingly abusing older brother.

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