Where, oh where, did December go? This year it passed in a blur and I'm afraid I'm going to be skidding into Christmas rather than the orderly and carefully orchestrated celebration I imagined back in October. Oh well. Christmas Day for us will be ham and eggs for breakfast (my family's tradition) with plenty of hot coffee, followed by a mid afternoon barbecue. We haven't planned the BBQ yet, but I'm thinking we might end up cooking seafood. My new favourite foods are mussels and chill calamari (thank you buffet Christmas party at the Stamford for introducing me to these fabulous delicacies). And then there is dessert to plan. I'm not buying a pudding or custard or fruit mince tarts this year (first time ever). As the only person in my family who eats them, I'm in a bind. I love them, but I don't love them when I see them heading to my hips. Instead we're going to have either a pavlova or a chocolate/cherry trifle - something a bit different. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. It will be 2014 before I post again, so to everyone who's been with me throughout the year, thanks for coming round. I hope you have a sensational Christmas celebration and that the new year brings you everything you've dreamed of. Merry Christmas to all. Woohoo, sorry for the delay in announcing this - but I made it - 50000 words in 30 days. Which is a very special feeling, no matter what else is going on in life. The work is still untitled, needs a lot of work and won't see the light of day anytime soon, but its out of my head.
When it was all over, I collapsed in a heap. Not really, but there were a lot of chores left undone during the month on November. It's taken me this long to get through the backlog. And I've discovered a huge hole in my pre-Christmas planning. I used to get organised in November and hit the shops long before the school graduations. This year, not so much. However, I'm getting back on track now. Things I learned during 2013 NaNoWriMo: 1. Its a lot easier to hit the target if you stay on track early in the month. A lot easier. Going to write that on every page in November in my diary so I don't forget for next year. 2. 1667 words/day is really not that hard to write if you sit in the chair and write. 3. Nut grass has the ability to completely take over a garden bed and grow taller than your dogs if there is a lot of rain in November. 4. I need a much better grasp of the effect of a planet's atmosphere on gravity, respiration and life in general if I want to write futuristic. Right now, this story has what I call "magic fairy dust" which allows my humans to stay tethered to the planet, and breathing. Must fix that in the next draft. 5. Writing, even when its not going perfectly, makes me happy. Writing 50000K in a month makes me think anything is possible. Especially when I ignore housework. Hope your December, and your Christmas preparation, is going well...... I'm off to brave the shops. |
Fiona Greene AuthorWhen you set out on a journey and night falls, that's when you will discover the stars." Archives
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