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Started ok, but slowed down. One kid got sick and is just now pulling out of his funk, broke his fever around noon today. Stuck on beginning word count, hmmm, maybe should pull out since don't want to bring down the word count. blerg. Have initial blurb written - an intro about happenings during present day for character. You can tell I'm not very inspired since I just name the guy Joe - as in an everyday Joe. After 1st 2 paragraphs - jump back 10-20 years not sure how far I want to jump but it has to be at least 10 - Joe's wife is just walking out on him, apparently afraid for her life. Joe not sure what's going on but decides to pick up and take off too, which means uprooting his 9 yr old son, whom was unceremoniously dumped on him by his wife. In his clearing of the house he finds an item which could be described as having a mind of its own - some how this will play into things in future. May jump between starting chapter w/ a present day blurb and then flashbacks. Hoping for it coalesce into a paranormal murder mystery, but we'll see. Open to input.
Tales of a Wanderer
Oceans apart
- 18:55 Finishing touching being done on play structure. Hmm, what will the next project be. #
- 11:05 Rain, rain, rain is nice! #
- 23:06 Got upgrade to cellphone, w/ qwerty keyboard. I could text more but not sure the plan covers it. hmmmmmmm. #
Lost art - ramblings on writing
Posted on 2009.09.05 at 14:54Current Mood:
contemplative
Current Music: manah-manah - muppets
Besides an occasional post to let my LJ friends know I still exist, I decided to go back to keep the occasional written journal.
I used to keep a diary when I was younger and being the hoarder that I am, I still have those original scripts, which I plan to scan into pdfs. I'll have to scan in all my paperwork as 1/2 my diary is written in code of which I'm not sure I kept. It was a simple code so should be easy enough to figure out but I know for a fact it changed at least twice over the 30 year period the journal covers.
When I was young I tried to write every day - even if it was just - "Today was a good day."
I realize that a big part of my learning was through writing. As I learned anything new, I would retain the information better and longer if I wrote it down, even if it was recopying text from a book or from a teacher's notes. With the conservation age upon us - I've tried to use less paper and take computer notes, but somehow it just isn't the same.
So I went back to writing down those personal thoughts on paper. A tactile experience that for me seems to do many things - energize the brain, release memories and allows me to record those memories and experiences so that I can go back and remember them, and also allows an outflow of emotion that talking does not afford. The flow of pen or pencil on paper.
How often when talking to friends or family have you been interrupted or yourself interrupted someone's conversation? When writing the ideas can flow uninterrupted and there is some feeling of relief to be able to 'say' everything you meant to say. Although sometimes you can have a satisfying conversation - sometimes you just come away from a discussion with a feeling that something was missed, either irate or sad because of spoken words or confused due to lack of words, or frustrated because your words were twisted beyond belief. Then you can sit down and write about it and you feel better because you feel at least that you were able to express your thoughts and feelings fully. One down side to it is after you do write the thoughts and feelings sometimes they just stay on paper. Other times you can use what you wrote to better help you express yourself. Sometimes you provide the background for a great speech.
Yet today I find that I am unable to set aside time to write, similar to the past. I'm lucky if I write once a month. Why I'm not so terribly busy, more lazy or disorganized maybe so that I find there is no time for it. But for those that find a tactile release in writing the old fashion way - we should strive harder to find the time to do it.
I used to keep a diary when I was younger and being the hoarder that I am, I still have those original scripts, which I plan to scan into pdfs. I'll have to scan in all my paperwork as 1/2 my diary is written in code of which I'm not sure I kept. It was a simple code so should be easy enough to figure out but I know for a fact it changed at least twice over the 30 year period the journal covers.
When I was young I tried to write every day - even if it was just - "Today was a good day."
I realize that a big part of my learning was through writing. As I learned anything new, I would retain the information better and longer if I wrote it down, even if it was recopying text from a book or from a teacher's notes. With the conservation age upon us - I've tried to use less paper and take computer notes, but somehow it just isn't the same.
So I went back to writing down those personal thoughts on paper. A tactile experience that for me seems to do many things - energize the brain, release memories and allows me to record those memories and experiences so that I can go back and remember them, and also allows an outflow of emotion that talking does not afford. The flow of pen or pencil on paper.
How often when talking to friends or family have you been interrupted or yourself interrupted someone's conversation? When writing the ideas can flow uninterrupted and there is some feeling of relief to be able to 'say' everything you meant to say. Although sometimes you can have a satisfying conversation - sometimes you just come away from a discussion with a feeling that something was missed, either irate or sad because of spoken words or confused due to lack of words, or frustrated because your words were twisted beyond belief. Then you can sit down and write about it and you feel better because you feel at least that you were able to express your thoughts and feelings fully. One down side to it is after you do write the thoughts and feelings sometimes they just stay on paper. Other times you can use what you wrote to better help you express yourself. Sometimes you provide the background for a great speech.
Yet today I find that I am unable to set aside time to write, similar to the past. I'm lucky if I write once a month. Why I'm not so terribly busy, more lazy or disorganized maybe so that I find there is no time for it. But for those that find a tactile release in writing the old fashion way - we should strive harder to find the time to do it.
- 10:43 A beautiful sunny day. Might get hot later. Will have to get out and enjoy the sun later. :) #
- 12:14 @Vandamir Hmmm, sterilization should be heat not chemical so no idea what going on there. #
- 12:15 Logan was doing excellent in school. However the littlest one balking at the fact he's got to start doing work now. #
- 12:17 Brian disgusted at time and amount of work kids have to do. He mentioned something re: him/school and I should bring up it as pertinent. #
- 12:19 Work.... blergh #
- 12:43 Hoping for a great first day for the boys. only minor confusion in the morning. But they got to school and so far so good. #
- 18:02 Kids teacher seem great. I hope we can work together to get the boys to do their work. All very nice people. #
- 09:36 @Vandamir has it worked on other's with FM? Could be barking up wrong tree, but some pains may be easier to dispel than others?? #
- 09:38 Proof-reading - both interesting papers. #
- 11:03 @Vandamir so true, self healing is always the hardest, whether it be dealing w/ mental illness (me) or physical :). you are more invested. #