Sunday, January 17, 2010

I’m not Write on Time!

I apologize for the lack of blog posts. This week went by and I’m still looking for it. *smiles* It’s time for me to come clean, I don’t write on time, meaning it takes me longer to edit and revise my works. Let’s take for instance my 2008 NaNo (National Novel) that I have only just begun to revise. Tsk. Tsk.

You see the creation of a poem, short story or novel is one of the most thrilling things I could possibly experience, but as any writer I must tweak to perfection. GAH! What once was a thrill has now become a duty to fix my mistakes? I MAKE MISTAKES? The revision time is what I shall call “my procrastination period.” This period is when everything else sounds better than revising. A time when I’m willing to freely workout, shop, paint, or build a small house in order to avoid words that have accumulated dust.

These words gasp and spit out what I originally wrote, picking and punctuating until each line flows into the next, each paragraph gives the next meaning, and the conclusion leaves you speechless.

After this lengthy confession, I must admit my revisions are coming along. I would love to share my opening line with you, my dedicated bloggers, but if I ever plan to publish it I need it hidden from public eyes. *sighs* All I can say is it’s actually the first “first line” I’ve ever written where I sat back and said to myself, “Girl, that ain’t bad.”

Now that I’ve come clean about a slight, very slight, negative of mine, would you care to share one of yours? If not, you can always join my club, The Procrastination Club. See you around.



4 comments:

  1. Ummmm... so yeah, someday I'm going to start a blog!

    What?

    *giggles*

    You are ten steps ahead of me my dear, in that you have a completed novel on your hard drive! That is quite an achievement.

    Now go get busy with your edits. :)

    Mud

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  2. Soon. You will start one soon.

    :D

    BTW, Having a completed novel on my hard drive isn't going to get me anywhere.

    I plan to busy up this weekend.

    Take care.

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  3. Hi Bea,
    Well, here is my comment which I have procrastinated. LOL! I think we all procrastinate for that which is not a fun task that we MUST do. In my case I was an onsite auditor, which was fun as I got to meet new people and review their records, with the hope of being smart enough to point out problems and solutions. However I was required to write a report after the audit in the format of my employer’s standards. That report took me forever as I did not like the additional frivolous content that was considered necessary. I know that one of my co-workers once put a copy of a Playboy centerfold in the support documents of his report and it was never commented on by the management. Does management read the reports? D:

    Today my procrastination is painting a room. I hate doing that.

    Hey, I got to see AVITAR 3D today and I think it is a recreation of Star Wars which I liked. In the opening a hero is established who meets THE girl early on; they start to fall in love; you then see bad guys that seem to prevail with their quest for money and power; then the hero unites the oppressed good guys/girls and they beat and destroy the bad guys (no girls) and finally the victorious hero gets to marry or forever bond with THE girl.

    Also not important, but I wanted to mention that I like the TV show “Castle”. After some scenes they show a writing quill and I think of your pieces that have enlightened me to the fact that writers made this show possible.

    Bea, I appreciate and enjoy reading your posts. Please keep them up.

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  4. Hi Veejay,

    I’m glad to hear that procrastination is a widespread epidemic. :D OMG! I was laughing about the Playboy centerfold in the support documents. Hmm… Maybe management does read the reports, and admired that picture?

    Oooo… I love painting. I’ll paint your room if you’ll do laundry for me today.

    WOW! Avatar 3D sounds great, now I don’t have to go see it. LOL! Sounds like a true romance story. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

    I watch “Castle” too. Aw, you are too sweet, Veejay. It makes me very happy knowing my pieces enlighten you and that you even thought of me.

    Veejay, I appreciate you and will continue my posts. Thank you so much.

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