Why Am I Writing This!?

10 Nov 2010 8 Comments

by Birdwhisperer in Uncategorized Tags: Bible, Blogging, Christian, Dentist, Fantasy, Fiction, God, NANOWRIMO, nanowrimo10, Prayer, Wisdom Teeth, Writer's Block, Writing

It is now ten days into November, and I’m not doing so well. I’m supposed to be at 16 thousand words, and I’m currently at 5 thousand. And I don’t know why I’m writing this blog post, when I should be writing in my novel!

But, oh well.

Last week I had my wisdom teeth extracted. That was certainly a unique experience. I wasn’t put to sleep, simply numbed, but I didn’t go loopy from the gas either. (Much to my loving parents’ disappointment. ) It wasn’t that bad really, although I slept almost all day that day and the day after. That threw off my internal clock/sleep schedule, so I’ve been staying up until 5 am and taking naps from noon to 4. Not that my sleep schedule was all that great before that…. But on the bright side, my main character is almost nocturnal, so it helps me with getting into her head, I suppose!

Having teeth pulled is a pretty good excuse for being behind, of course, but I have had plenty of time to write. I just… don’t. ‘Cause I’m pathetic like that. Yeah. But! I have written more in the past week than I have the entire rest of the year, and as long as this story is being written (however slowly) I’m happy. I’m almost done with Chapter 1, and hopefully things will pick up after that. Chapter 1 really isn’t that exciting.

I’ve also been reading my Bible and praying more, which is always a plus. (Well, of course!) I made a promise to myself a few years ago that I would not begin writing until I had done my devotions. It makes it harder to just sit down and write, since I need a few extra minutes to actually be ready, but I don’t regret doing it. Of course, if I did my devotions regularly every morning – which is what I am working toward – it wouldn’t slow me down at all. But doing this does help keep me focused on the goal of my writing, and it keeps me in the right mindset. Because of that it has kept me from getting too depressed about not writing as much as I could. I call myself pathetic as a joke, instead of actually meaning it.

I don’t know if I mentioned this before, but my main character is very similar to me. Most of her flaws and struggles are just really exaggerated versions of my own. At least, that’s the idea. It’s hard to say where things will go when it hasn’t been written down yet. But anyway, that may also be contributing to my ‘writer’s block’. Perhaps? I don’t really know, but it’s a theory of mine.

And, since I haven’t actually mentioned what the story is about, here is the synopsis I have up on my Nano profile:

“The half-elf Linnea has lived at the Abbey for as long as she can remember, deliberately secluding herself from everyone but a few select friends. It is a peaceful place, yet Linnea feels desperately empty inside. When her life is threatened she must leave the familiar safety of her home and enter the strange and dangerous outside world, accompanied by her closest friend, and even a few new ones.

Secrets are revealed that challenge everything Linnea ever knew as truth. The elves are not what they seem. The history of the world is stranger than anything she could have imagined. The line between friends and enemies blurs. Even what she thought was true about herself is turned upside down, and all the while forces on every side try to both manipulate and destroy her.

Will she be able to discern the black from the white in the haze of gray?”

And there you have it. Let me just add that the back story is so much more epic than this story, but that’s okay with me. Right now, I’m writing this story. I should probably get off and actually start writing this story… And hey! I just wrote 700 words in a very short amount of time! I should totally be able to put this energy into writing! <sigh>

So long and God bless!

(These posts look so much longer on my blog than they do when I’m writing them… =P )