Write Every Day: Day #30

[auroracloud]

Finally getting better. I'm still prone to horrible fits of coughing, but my eyes and head are feeling close to normal and I've nearly stopped sneezing. It's also nice to have my sense of taste completely back; food tastes like food, tea no longer tastes like water (imagine, drinking tea and being unable to taste it!). I'm still awfully faint, though, which makes it a bit of a challenge to get things done. But getting better. Tomorrow I'm supposed to celebrate New Year's Eve with some of my friends, so I hope I'll be in the shape to go for at least a little bit.

I started reading one of the Lord Peter Wimsey books by Dorothy L. Sayers today, delightful stuff. I don't read much in the way of detective novels normally, but this is something else - should have tried them sooner.

Today's writing

Took me long enough because of the faintness, but I got something done! First I spent quite a while going through the stockings at Fandom Stocking and looking up things that I might write for; then I thought about what I might write while I lay on the bed being dizzy; then I actually wrote, and got over 700 words before I had to stop because brain wasn't working anymore. Let's hope it keeps up and I get the story finished!

Tally

Day #1: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #2: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #3: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #4: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, trobadora, ysilme
Day #5: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, trobadora, ysilme
Day #6: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, trobadora, ysilme
Day #7: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #8: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #9: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #10: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #11: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #12: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #13: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #14: auroracloud,cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #15: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #16: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #17: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, miss_morland, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #18: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #19: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland trobadora, ysilme
Day #20: auroracloud, avon,cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland trobadora, ysilme
Day #21: auroracloud, cornerofmadness, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #22: auroracloud, cornerofmadness, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #23: auroracloud, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #24: auroracloud, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #25: auroracloud, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #26: auroracloud, doctor_jehane, cornerofmadness, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #27: auroracloud, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #28: auroracloud, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme
Day #29: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, esteliel, trobadora, ysilme



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Comments

[trobadora]

A few snippets so far; I hope to get in some more. Particularly since tomorrow will definitely be an alibi sentence day ...

Glad to hear you're doing better!

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

Yes, useful to get a bit of writing in before New Year's Eve. :-)

[enkanowen.livejournal.com]

glad you are slowly on the mend! Time ran away with me this month and I never ended up writing daily :/ maybe next month

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Next month the challenge will be over at trobadora's journal, and the month after at someone else's - I'll try to remember to make an occasional note about where it's headed, in the case any writers on my flist want to try it some time. :-)

[afrozenflowerr.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to get back to writing but I'm really lacking inspiration. So, today I reread the prologue of one of my old wips that I'd really like to finish, and edited it a bit as well as read the outline that I made back then. I'm going to try to work on this fic every day to get the ideas flowing again (or maybe I will end up getting distracted with another fic, as always.)

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

Good to see you back on this! It can be hard to get back into regular writing after a break, so yay for getting started! Good luck with continuing - you can do it! *takes out pom-poms*

And I hear you about getting distracted with another fic - I've so many things I've started just in these last few months, I'm counting on challenges and fests to make me finish at least something sometimes. :-)

[avon.livejournal.com]

About 1k for me today - working on Nano.

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

Yay, sounds like good progress!

[ysilme]

I'm so glad to hear you're better! And even more so to hear you're reading Sayers; her books are among my most favourite ever. Is this your first time? I've re-read my favourites earlier this year and treated myself, after years and years of waiting for a good price, to the DVDs of the Ian Carmichael filmings. They're adorable in their own way, although not half as fun as the books by far.
I'm slowly getting better, too, which is as well since we have friends coming in the afternoon for our traditional NYE night of board games and are staying. But my husband came back early enough from work yesterday to take over the cleaning, and the food is already done, which leaves me with a few hours to hopefully finish the pinch-hit. It finally came along, too, yesterday, and I wrote nearly 400 words of dialogue and draft. *phew* It's much easier to write when your head's not stuffed with cotton wool, isn't it? :o)
Happy New Year to you!

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

Just a quick reply now, but yes, it's my first time reading any of them, and yes, they're wonderful! I think I'll have to read lots and lots more. :-) The one I'm reading now is Strong Poison, my friend kept recommending them to me and wanted me to try that one.

I'm glad you're getting better, and that the pinch-hit started coming along. Good luck with finishing it, and I hope you're well enough to enjoy your NYE night! Happy New Year!

[ysilme]

Strong Poison is a great one to start! I love the dynamics between that pair to pieces; but I shouldn't tell more at this point to avoid possible spoilers for you. *g* My own favourites are Busman's Honeymoon and Gaudy Night.

Thank you for the wishes, and belated Happy New Year to you, too, if I didn't already said it elsewhere, I completely lost track. We had a great time with our friends, and on the 1st, the pinch-hit finally came along. It's not as good as I wanted it to be, but that sinusitis-fogged head really drained my mind and my creativity. But I got a decent story together, the recipient liked it, so all's well.

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I'll have lots of fun reading these books. I think my friend who pushed this book at me recommended this has also spoken of the volumes you mentioned. :-)

I'm glad you had a great time with your friends at New Year's, and that you got the pinch hit done. It's no wonder it might not be as good as you wanted it to be, with your illness having such a bad timing. You're fantastic for getting it done regardless! Hope you're feeling better now.