azhure | Progress notes: 5th October, 2006

New words: 2.075 words on a short story, Three times Three.
Total words: 69,041 still on Thought and Memory.
Reason for stopping: Out of energy.

Exercise : 30 minutes walking.
Other work: Nothing.
Reading: Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Chosen.

An idea for a short story popped into my head last night while I was battling insomnia. I decided to take a day off from the novel and attack it instead. I have a market in mind for it, but I have a feeling that it might be too much even for them. Let’s say that it involves peodophilia and be done at that.

Sometimes I am quite disturbed at what my mind spits out.

Either way, it’s interlinked with Thought and Memory, so even if it doesn’t find a home it’s a good exploration of one of my “evil” characters. She’s kind of fun to write, actually. A very broken woman, but a very strong one. I’m almost tempted to give her a novel of her own.

I managed to get a few things ticked off my list of things to do today – namely securing a birthday present and posting parcels. Next challenge is to get some more queries sorted for Shaede as well as the becoming-stupidly-overdue review. Maybe I’ll work on the review tonight, body issues willing.

The whole sickness thing is something that I’m not sure how to handle as a full-time writer. Other people get to take time off when they’re sick. I don’t feel like I get that option (unless I’m bedridden, which, let’s face it, would have to be me on my death’s bed. I tend to force myself to get up no matter what). I’ve been pretty ill this week, but still writing. It’s an addiction.

Mirrored from Stephanie Gunn.