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Aurora ([personal profile] auroracloud) wrote2016-12-06 08:38 pm
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Write Every Day: Day #6

December 6th, which happens to be the Finnish Independence Day. I'm not a very patriotic person, though of course I appreciate living here, because most things are pretty good in this country. But I don't really get patriotism. Anyway, Finnish ways of celebrating independence are mostly not very exciting. The main thing shared by the nation goes as follows: the President invites 2000 people into his palace, a sort of festive ball (not that you can do much dancing with how crowded it gets there), and the rest of the country watches on TV while the President shakes hands with them all. People in front of their TVs comment on who have the best and worst dresses, who stepped on their wife's train, and who came with whom. That's pretty much it. Well, there's nice background music, and the palace is pretty.

Yeah, December is probably not the best possible time for a national day in a climate like this.

Nevertheless, I am watching it. Not sure why, but somehow I do. Got to admit I'm tempted to read smutfic at the same time, just for statement's sake. On the other hand, Mum's on the sofa with me.

Anyway. We made gingerbread biscuits today. They're good. Onto Write Every Day.

Today's writing

Decided I need to leave the Yuletide story alone for a day. I just ended up scribbling a bit on the novel-in-planning: a bit of trying out scenes (not very good), a bit of general planning (more useful). I wanted to do more, maybe fic, but it feels like much isn't moving in my head today.

How about you all?

Tally

Day #1: [livejournal.com profile] avon, [livejournal.com profile] auroracloud, [livejournal.com profile] cornerofmadness, [livejournal.com profile] esteliel, [livejournal.com profile] miss_morland, [livejournal.com profile] trobadora, [livejournal.com profile] ysilme
Day #2: [livejournal.com profile] avon, [livejournal.com profile] auroracloud, [livejournal.com profile] cornerofmadness, [livejournal.com profile] doctor_jehane, [livejournal.com profile] esteliel, [livejournal.com profile] miss_morland, [livejournal.com profile] trobadora, [livejournal.com profile] ysilme
Day #3: [livejournal.com profile] avon, [livejournal.com profile] auroracloud, [livejournal.com profile] cornerofmadness, [livejournal.com profile] doctor_jehane, [livejournal.com profile] esteliel, [livejournal.com profile] miss_morland, [livejournal.com profile] trobadora, [livejournal.com profile] ysilme
Day #4: [livejournal.com profile] avon, [livejournal.com profile] auroracloud, [livejournal.com profile] cornerofmadness, [livejournal.com profile] doctor_jehane, [livejournal.com profile] trobadora, [livejournal.com profile] ysilme
Day #5: [livejournal.com profile] avon, [livejournal.com profile] auroracloud, [livejournal.com profile] cornerofmadness, [livejournal.com profile] doctor_jehane, [livejournal.com profile] trobadora, [livejournal.com profile] ysilme

Let me know if I missed anyone! You can join in or drop out any time.
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[personal profile] trobadora 2016-12-06 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Progress at glacial speeds. If I didn't have deadlines I'd just give up and do alibi sentences only until work stops being crazy and I stop being so tired when I come home. But alas, I do have deadlines ...
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[personal profile] ysilme 2016-12-06 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yum, gingerbread biscuits! I urgently need to bake, I crave Christmas style cookies etc. so much. At least I got up most of my Advent (Christmas) decorations by now. I'm not much of a decorating person in general, but the pre-Christmas stuff is important. ;o)
The celebrating sounds indeed a bit sedate, but like a nice thing to watch on TV. Particularly while reading smutfic! *g*
I had quite a busy day today and thought I wouldn't manage much writing, certainly not concentrating on my WIP, so I wrote about 800 words of drawer fic instead. I've no idea when I managed this since the evening was spent with a two-person RP with a close friend. Also writing, for about three hours, though. *g*

[identity profile] avon.livejournal.com 2016-12-07 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Still plugging along on Yuletide editting. I think I came to an understanding about the characters today so that hopefully some of the issues will get sorted out. :)

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2016-12-07 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
given how much time I had I didn't do nearly as much as I should have, about 300 words in total, half on a fullmetal alchemist yule fic and half on a new novel I probably don't need to be starting.