#WritersCoffeeClub 2.18: Do you suffer for your art? Backaches, headaches, writers' cramps, etc.?
Well, I spend my days in front of a computer, and that isn't exactly healthy.
But I'm not in pain. I set up my desk, chair and computer so that I'm not. I use a keyboard tray to avoid getting carpal tunnel again. I have computer glasses.
I hope I can keep writing for many more years, without any major problems.
Slow day, managed 400 words this morning. Ran my mastermind, got some admin stuff done and then basically crashed.
I'm making Sun stew on something that will blow up in his face, eventually. To a degree. That's fun to set up, but I still need to move them deeper into trouble.
Mostly reading, some time playing my favorite game, Titan Quest. Started a new mule character. Yes, I hoard things in the game. (Wanna play with me? I can outfit you.)
Chatted with my sister and my dad.
Fought off existential dread.
Looking forward to sweet dreams and writing tomorrow.
No writing. The wall in my mind did not come down. Yes, I had the file open. sigh
I did read more romance and really enjoyed how the author weaves her stories together in her own world. Fun jokes, like cameos and song lyrics showing up in both series.
I can't see any overlap between my worlds, but even so, that was a fun thing to see.
I hope I can break down my block this weekend. I want to write Sun.
Wrote 400 words for Sun today, and I am very happy with that. Hope many more will follow this weekend.
I did get some downloads from Writer Brain for book #9, Spirit Sings. That was a bit of a motivation, as well. Things will get a little more complicated than I thought, but I like the added layer. (Yes, vague, sorry.)
Very tired tonight, will read a bit and crawl into bed.
Integrating notebooks. I make a habit of periodically reviewing the snippets of thoughts that I’ve jotted down over the years — editing, revising & releasing ideas/concepts. The Muse sometimes sends messages we don’t fully comprehend in the moment, which is why I capture whatever I can.
Slow day. Day job at the office, groceries on my way home, reading yet another book of the series I'm binging.
Finding it hard to let go of Sky - want to see him soar. But I need to shift over into Sun's mind and tell his story. He's very different from Sky.
For one, he doesn't really have a good grip on his powers thanks to a certain relationship in his House. For two, he's much more upset that he admits even to himself. Fun stuff.
Very exhausted today, so I curled up with books. First my new romance series I'm binging (one a day), and then... (this is embarrassing) I read my own West Flows.
Because I love West. ❤️
Anyway, going to crawl off to bed now. Wish I could get myself unblocked.
Thank you, all of you, who made my Release Day for Sky just wonderful. ❤️
It was a busy day - day job, meeting a friend online, participating in a march (5k people despite the rain and a bus strike!), and somehow fixing a formatting error and uploading files again.
Also big hugs for my fans, I appreciate you so much! 😍
I'll sleep in tomorrow, and then I'll turn to Sun and write his story (Sun Burns, Pillars of the Empire 3).