One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

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sandyquill

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small joys of the job

There is, to me, something enormously satisfying about putting a new chapter into a folder for a novel.

I begin with a folder with one chapter in it. Example: Garrison's Girl the folder would begin with GG1.cwk or whatever. Soon (!!??) There would be ggoutline.cwk and GG2.cwk and Gg3.cwk. Slowly, the list of GG# would grow in the folder until the number reaches that last number on the outline. 15, 20, 25, 30... Usually 15 or 20 for the average "formula romance."

So today, when I put in the latest file Name10.cwk, I felt as if I'd taken another big step toward reaching that ending number (22? 24? 25?) of this novel. Just a small stepping stone in a larger garden of prose, perhaps (a wintery garden just now, in my novel) but every step forward is progress.

Today, I began chapter ten. I am not holding myself to the 500 words for today (since I finished chapter nine yesterday, I do not feel compelled to stick to that schedule again 'til Monday), but I have written 123 thus far, filing it away in The Folder.

Now...if I could get Really Organized and find my 3-hole punch... Then, I could get this stuff all printed out and put in the binder which has chapters prologue - seven already there, waiting for them.

Sorry! Rambling! I think I need that second cup of coffee... :D

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alwaysdoot on

Re: One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

Ramble away ...

Good for you on all those chapters - it must be an amazing feeling to watch that folder grow thicker and thicker!

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sandyquill on

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It is SO fulfilling, yes.

Thanks!

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alwaysdoot on

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misshap on

Re: One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

Not rambling! More like, thinking out loud.

I can so imagine the satisfaction of watching that folder thicken! Cyber-wise, that is.

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sandyquill on

Re: One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

Heh, I spent, literally, hours walking around the house "thinking out loud" in the wee sma's this morning. That was fun. And I eventually got tired enough to go back to bed.

It is satisfying for certain.

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snuggs on

Re: One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

how does one lose a 3 hole punch? um, never mind. you can borrow mine, if duckie is willing to get off of it.

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sandyquill on

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I can lose ANYthing concrete. Spousal Unit can find anything.

Except my three-hole-punch. I'm wondering if it got inadvertently tucked into the garage somewhere during a frantic "clean before the relatives come" afternoon?

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snuggs on

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*imagines you cleaning as fast as you talk* i'd say that idea is highly probable. tee hee.

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sandyquill on

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LOL Ha! Well, when I am under pressure, I am, ahem, highly effective.

I'm just not very...um... good at remembering where I stashed stuff....

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snuggs on

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check the dryer. *g*

i love that steven wright routine where he says:

"i called information to ask where my keys were. she said they were behind the sofa."

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sandyquill on

Re: One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

Heh, I'm in and out of the dryer every sharded day except Sunday...

Steven Wright is FABulous.

"I got a decaffeinated coffee table. Can't hardly tell by looking at it."

"Ever have your furniture stolen and replaced with exact duplicates?"

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myclette on

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LOL! All that work you've done and you say you aren't organized because you can't find your three-hole punch! LOL!

I'd take being focused over being organized anyday if that's the case! Gooooo Sandi!

Smiley

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sandyquill on

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Well... I can't! lol

Focus, ah. It is a good thing when I can latch on to it.

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hosking on

Re: One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

And how many words in this post? Smiley

They must count towards your total.

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sandyquill on

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Nah, that'd be cheating!

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hosking on

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Hey they count towards creative output for the day - at least in my book.

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sandyquill on

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Well I've been known to write 1200+ words for the Weyr in just a day, plus my work so I tend not to include them all together.

The work is ... productive. The Weyr is entertainment.

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hosking on

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And entertainment it is great creative outlet. Take it from someone who writes trek fanfic for entertainment. Smiley

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sandyquill on

Re: One step (doc, folder, cup of coffee) at a time

You are the queen of fanfic.

I have a great story of fan fic for the Central Worlds universe. I might have to load it up to my website. That stuff is copyrighted to the creator of the universe, right, so all I have to do is note that?

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hosking on

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Just write disclaimer: I don not own the rights to these characters and was not given any monetary compensation.