Thursday, September 15, 2011

My Novel is Lonely

I haven't written a word of fiction in two weeks now. I put myself on a one-month hiatus to get refreshed, to read a lot, and to chillax a little bit.

But guys... one month is a long time.

I have to admit: I checked up on my novel.

It misses me.

I opened the document to ask how it was doing, and the characters gave me puppy-dog, please-come-play-with-us eyes. There were bloaty extra words in there that need cutting down. There is an entire plot that needs changing and delicious new scenes to write.

I don't know if I can last the whole month. But I want to last the whole month. So I'll bury my head in my TBR pile and tell my character to shhhh, I'll get to them later.

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7 comments:

  1. Liz ReinhardtSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    You are a strong woman! When mine make those puppy dog eyes, I just melt. I even promised my husband that, no, I would NOT write on our sun/fun/beach vacation. But I can't lie here; I did sneak away while everyone was napping by the pool...just for one scene! Just one! I'm not addicted!! (You stay the course! You can do it!)

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  2. Cally JacksonSeptember 15, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Hehehe. I adore this post. Whenever I leave my characters to their own devices for a few days, they get very annoyed at me. Poor things, they've been 18 for ten years now (the length of time I've been imagining, plotting, writing and re-writing my novel!!).

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  3. NiaRaieSeptember 15, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    I totally understand. I'm doing a two week break between edits and I'm DYING to put some words on paper.

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  4. C D MeetensSeptember 16, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    Hang on in there. You can make it! Just steel yourself against those puppy dog eyes and keep up with the reading. I wish I could take my own advice sometimes...

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  5. KelleySeptember 16, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Stay strong. You can do it, and the characters and story will be better for it, I say :)

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  6. Rachele AlpineSeptember 18, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    It is so hard not to look at a novel that you want to work on...I hear you! The time will be here before you know it, and the two of you can be reunited! :)

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  7. UnknownOctober 11, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Ha. lol. I totally get what you are talking about. In between working on my seven (yes, I know I am totally nuts) blogs, I have put both of my novels kind of on the back burner. After obsessing about the new looks and getting them just right, I think I can maybe get myself into a routine and start posting some actual fun and useful stuff. (Like Evanescence) Thanks for stopping by Dana's YA Bookpile today. If you get a chance, pop over to the zombie blog for a Halloween party on the 22nd of October.

    Best,

    Dana @ http://zombiegirlshambling.blogspot.com/
    http://danasyabookpile.blogspot.com/

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