glimpses
(or, how this writer’s mind attempts to go over the wall when the Word doc is first opened and must be coaxed lovingly back into submission)
Is this WIP part of a series or a one-shot deal?
Why is the husband still home? What day of the week is it? Does he still have a job outside the home? Should I worry?
Loving this paragraph. Why did it take me an hour to write it last night?
Oh look, the husband’s made coffee.
WIP will be one-shot deal. Bring Oz and Sara into this book. March them into chapter five using cut and paste method. Book is longer now. Am closer to WORD goal. Must post this on message board immediately.
Maybe it’s time to get another dog.
Maybe the paragraph’s not that great. Can’t stop looking at it and wondering why my characters jump from planes when I can’t go down escalator without stumbling.
Make mental note to ask Jaq where she gets fun x-rated cartoons. Make note to steal them off her blog either way.
Realize I finally understand the meaning of layering. And editing. Want a t-shirt that reads “Quiet Please: Am layering my ass off over here.” Upon further reflection, realize that ass is still here and not getting any smaller. More treadmill time is needed. Must download new John Mellencamp CD to MP3 player for tomorrow’s walk.
Series, definitely. A trilogy. Take Oz and Sara Chapter out of ms and relegate them to their own story.
Why does the three year old want to eat again? Am definitely not ready for the responsibility of another dog. Am glad the husband is home today to feed the three year old so I can keep staring lovingly at said paragraph.
Forgot to set MinTimer.
Wonder why Katie is not around to cater to my every ms whim. Wonder if she will like the new avatar I posted. Wonder again why Larissa had to scare me with red grasshopper leg in peanuts.
Paragraph is good. Layered, even. Begin to delve into why Sin a is lying to Tori.. *begins to mumble and mutter here as consciousness fades away and mind finally stops resisting*
edited/layered 35 pages
brought ms from 82 to 98 pages over last 3 days
Steph T.
January 3rd, 2005 at 5:55 pm
ROFLMAO.
This is a great example of how the mind works! Thanks for the giggle.
January 4th, 2005 at 4:58 am
Steph, you crack me up. I get such enjoyment reading your blogs. Thinking of doing one myself now.
Good luck with the layering!
January 4th, 2005 at 11:21 am
Not just THE mind, Sasha, STEPH’S mind. Which is scarier than grasshopper legs. Much, much scarier…
*insert scary music here*
January 4th, 2005 at 11:46 am
Steph I have to ask…is somethign this funny hard to write? cause i think i want you to give me lessons
;-)
January 5th, 2005 at 11:31 am
Sahsa & Jerri - glad I could give you a giggle. jer - blogging is def. fun & addictive *g*
Cece - trust me - I think you’re doing just fine on your own in the funny dep’t *ggg*
And look who’s talking scary minds, little miss scarylarissagrasshopperleg.
January 5th, 2005 at 2:18 pm
Blogging is NOT fun and addictive. It’s self-important and obnoxious. So there.
Now, I must go look for more animal legs in my food to to traumatize Steph with….
January 5th, 2005 at 9:43 pm
LOL. I soo needed this laugh today, Steph.
And, just for you, (I’ll see if this smiley posts)
January 5th, 2005 at 9:43 pm
:-( I guess not. gg
January 5th, 2005 at 9:52 pm
Jaq -
the html showed up in my email (I think MT won’t let it come thru in comments) - I’ll copy/paste it to my blog converter thing-y and see if I can get it to show up for my next entry *g*
I’ll bet it’s funny…
I’ll bet it’s not scarygrasshopperleg, either.
January 6th, 2005 at 8:59 am
I’m going to make freaking POST CARDS of the scarygrasshopperleg and mail one to you every day!
LOL–oh, I crack myself up. (Is that self-important?)
January 6th, 2005 at 5:20 pm
LMBO!!!
I think that’s all I have to say right now.;-)
January 7th, 2005 at 1:43 pm
Uh Steph? While this was very entertaining, it does not get you off the hook for yesterday and today. I had just popped popcorn and logged in to see today’s entertainment. Remember, it’s all about me.
Damn. Now I’ll have to eat the popcorn while reading about Larissa’s panic attacks.
January 7th, 2005 at 2:09 pm
She’s falling behind, huh Sharon? I needed a good laugh the last two days and Steph totally dropped the ball.
Gonna scope on Larissa’s doings….
January 10th, 2005 at 4:05 am
Have no fear, Katie’s here OK, well, sorta. Almost ready to cater to manuscript whims. First must leg four-legged beasts out. You do NOT want another dog. Trust me on this. I have three (2 German shepherds and a golden retriever who hasn’t retrieved anything in his life other than a ham sandwich off my plate when I wasn’t looking) er, oh yeah, I have three dogs, huge nasty creatures who insist on laying at my feet while I’m trying to write. Only they don’t just lie there. They fog. Green, ripe, got-a-steamer-going fog. Remind me to invest in massive quantities of Plug-Ins. Which leads me to — Get a cat instead. (Now there’s an idea) I have three of those too, cats, that is. They’re not nearly as boorish as dogs. They will however rip anything resembling paper (read newly printed WIP) into tiny pencil eraser-sized pieces with absolutely no remorse. They often have the audacity to try to help me with my destroyed WIP by leaning on the keyboard and my WIP often looks like :LSS)))))))))KDKJWEEEEEEEEEEEEL#(#(:LWKSNNNNNNNEL::: I think they’re really after my coffee, but you know cats, they circumvent the ‘real’ issue…wait, maybe that’s women. Anyway, if I could just get they’re arrogant butts into kitty obedience school….OK, skip the cat. Keep the husband. At least he can cook.