Ugh.

Where did I get so much CRAP??? Yes, that means that today, after much whining, I attacked the mess that was pretending to be my office/sewing room.

As the Red Sox have fought off the Giants (still leading 9-5 in the 8th), I've battled the boxes. Now, you can walk through the center of the room without worrying that the boxes piled on the sides will cave in on you, and Cassandra has been set up on the desktop, so I can write. I'm contemplating leaving the desktop NOT hooked up to the internet, and just have both running on the desk (I have the room). But as Heracles is not even put together yet (I haven't had the time), I'll worry about that later.

So I'm taking a break to blog and catch up on email - then I'm going to attack the sewing table. Tonight, I'm going to write (almost done with the plotting form, so I can start outlining), and maybe hook Heracles together.

I like having an office again.

I has an office!

And a computer, NOT hooked up to the internet, that I can write on. As of right now, I've got the laptop set up next to me, so I can watch chat and type this. The plotting form is up on Heracles (the desktop) and I have iTunes spinning merry tunes at me. But I feel like a real writer - I have a computer FOR WRITING ONLY. And an office/sewing room that I can USE.

I also cleaned the kitchen, mostly, and did dishes. What a day!

Now I'm going to write. More later.

I am soo doomed.

Well, I finished the plotting form for Seasons. Now I need to get cracking on the outline, as in right now (as soon as I finish this entry, in fact), because I have just realized that I have 10 weeks to write:

- 1 100k book (Seasons)
- 1 80k rough draft (Treaty)
- 1 8k nonfiction chapter (on magical beasts)
- 1 8-12k short story (Sacrifice)

To make the 180k in 9 weeks (since this week is outlines and stuff), I'll need to do 3k a day on the books. I'd like to finish up the chapter early (just have to do some research, which isn't bad), and the short should only take me a week or so. So if you see me online, tell me to write! :)

I'll put up the plotting form in a later post - if you have questions about it, go ask domynoe, as she's the genius behind it. I'll also have copies of the form at Writer's Group this weekend.

Edit to add: Okay, got 50+ scenes down. Tomorrow, during work, I'll put them in the right order and start outlining. Whee!