Halfway into this week's project, and it's well behind schedule. I've only managed arounf 9,000 words (which, by general standards, wouldn't be too bad), and it appears that I shall have to fail this week's project. Not that I'm going to abandon it, oh no. Or maybe I will.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Saturday 25 September 2010
THIS WEEK'S PROJECT
WRITE A NOVEL IN 7 DAYS
Yes, that's what I'm doing this week. Seeing as I can't go to work because the boss is currently in Israel, as well as the fact I've been struck by some flu-like symptoms (plus everyone is heading back to university), it seems, whilst not necessarily the most logical thing to do, certainly a relatively constructive use of time.
Now, please note this project is called "Write a Novel in 7 Days", and not "Write the Great British Novel in 7 Days". So the end result may not be especially readable, and it probably won't be put forward for publication. Indeed, there's every chance that I will fail in this particular mission, especially if anything worth doing instead crops up. But the best thing to do is soldier on with it and see what happens. If you're interested, the working title is "The Life Of Ferdinand Twitch", which has a slightly twee ring to it. Might change it to something more visceral after a while, suggestions welcome.
The aim is to write between 70,000-100,000 words, so it's going to be an average of at least 10,000 words a day between today and next Saturday. One is wondering just how easy it is to become a recluse.
In other news, watch this trailer for "In the Mirror of Maya Deren" - Deren was an experimental film-maker of the 1940s/50s, as well as a dancer and ethnographer. It's worth checking out her work because it's a joy to watch. Though I've got a bit of a soft spot for her, she wasn't a bad looking woman (I'm superficial, shoot me).
WRITE A NOVEL IN 7 DAYS
Yes, that's what I'm doing this week. Seeing as I can't go to work because the boss is currently in Israel, as well as the fact I've been struck by some flu-like symptoms (plus everyone is heading back to university), it seems, whilst not necessarily the most logical thing to do, certainly a relatively constructive use of time.
Now, please note this project is called "Write a Novel in 7 Days", and not "Write the Great British Novel in 7 Days". So the end result may not be especially readable, and it probably won't be put forward for publication. Indeed, there's every chance that I will fail in this particular mission, especially if anything worth doing instead crops up. But the best thing to do is soldier on with it and see what happens. If you're interested, the working title is "The Life Of Ferdinand Twitch", which has a slightly twee ring to it. Might change it to something more visceral after a while, suggestions welcome.
The aim is to write between 70,000-100,000 words, so it's going to be an average of at least 10,000 words a day between today and next Saturday. One is wondering just how easy it is to become a recluse.
In other news, watch this trailer for "In the Mirror of Maya Deren" - Deren was an experimental film-maker of the 1940s/50s, as well as a dancer and ethnographer. It's worth checking out her work because it's a joy to watch. Though I've got a bit of a soft spot for her, she wasn't a bad looking woman (I'm superficial, shoot me).
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