The creeping crud has attacked. I only got a little over 100 words this morning before starting work, and every single one was like pulling teeth. Worse, my energy levels dropped in a death spiral through the afternoon. I wasn’t even tempted by the Bright Shiny.
Really all I want to do is curl up with a good book, but other than contest reading, I’ve sworn not to read any fiction for pleasure until Return is done. (Contest reading I still have 2 more to go.)
All is not lost. I pushed to get at least notes down for how these next scenes play out. A few things clarified in my mind. I’m technically off from the Evil Day Job until 12/26, but will likely be checking in quite frequently at least through Monday. Hopefully I can get caught up on my rest, drink a lot of OJ, and grind through the rest of this book before Christmas.
Today: 459
NaNo Total: 94,124
Snippet: Everything I wrote was crap today, but that’s okay. It’s progress toward “the end.” To prove that I leave [notes to myself] this is the “fight scene” I wrote today that will need to be entirely rewritten.
As she watched, the two fighters reminded her more and more of dragons. The wicked curved blade was a claw, perfect for eviscerating the dragon’s prey or slicing open its throat. The shorter blade was a tooth, perfect for puncturing a vein and spraying blood, or slipping beneath armor to sever a joint or spine.
[there’s telling here but I’m not inspired to write a fight scene right now. Watch Mummy 3 for inspiration. Showcase Mykal’s skill. They don’t fight for blood like the Sha’Kae al’Dan do — they fight to kill. So lots of graceful flow, strike, but then a hesitation, drawing back of a blade that would have beheaded the opponent.]
Breathing only slightly more rapidly than usual, Mykal crossed his arms over his chest, weapons held aloft, and bowed to her.
Hope you feel better soon. And yay on having no EDJ until after Christmas. I’m leaving Sunday for a week in Florida.
Oh no! It seems everyone is sick this week. Best get it over with now before the holiday, I guess. I hope you feel better. 🙂
Hope you feel better – I have some sort of sinus thing that’s making it hard to see straight at the moment (driving home should be interesting)… and it better go away by Sunday, when *I* head for a week in Florida, or I’m going to borrow Mykal to whoop some viral/bacterial/crud butt!
Ah, sorry to hear you are sick.
I’ve been reading like a banshee lately because I will have to do some contest reading very soon. I got notice my GH entries are in the mail. This takes fortitude.