The Track is Below Me (you could say i'm on it)
Between scheduled slacking and genuine distractions over the beginning of “the holiday season” in addition to the actual Thanksgiving weekend being totally freaking awesome, I haven’t gotten much writing done. However, I’m ready to once again force life to talk to the hand while I get busy and make some progress. After a chat with my wife last night, I realized I need to completely BS my way through the part of the story I’m on and fix it later — the important thing is to get the skeleton in place so I know what to flesh out later.
Edit: I realized I talked about a job I was going to pursue and never gave an update on that. I spent a couple of hours brainstorming and playing with the software, and basically concluded that I don’t currently have the skills required for the job. I’d rather take my sweet time to get a feel for it, focusing most of my efforts on my fiction, and be capable of delivering something awesome next time a job opens up, than to bust my hump to crank out something mediocre and forgettable, while neglecting the stories that sometimes keep me awake at night. That might make me sound like a quitter, but I really don’t care. If I’m going to apply for a job where I get to be creative, I’m going to make sure they get the best I have to offer.
Also, 338 words at lunch today.
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