So today was a decent day. The first day of classes left me exhausted, especially since I'm still recovering from my flu bug. I took some Nyquil and went to sleep. Waking up today at around 2:30 I got up happy to find that most of the snow melted. But unfortunately, classes had already been canceled and the college was closed so any hope of buying my textbooks was gone for today. But I still get my headphones right? So I went to my local Guitar Center and took my broken headphones to get them replaced since I paid for the pro coverage when I bought them 2 years ago. Sadly, they are very misleading when it comes to selling you this coverage. They say when you buy it, you can just bring in your broken gear and get it replaced...not the case. You have to make a claim online, then the company sends you a box and has you send the item to them where they will inspect it and send you a card with the amount you paid for the item on it. This process can take a few weeks, and since I need them by next week, I was out of luck. I told this story as a FYI, just in case you are ever offered such coverage, you should ask how it works before you pay. Either way, I'm still going to buy my new pair when I go to get my textbooks tomorrow.
Anyway, I finally made time to sit down and punch out a 1000 words of my second chapter tonight. Really happy with it. I didn't even plan any of the story I wrote tonight, I just started writing and it came naturally. It was more of a flashback, but I like the foreshadowing I created in it. Really shows you where the character is coming from and how he comes to reside in the town he is in now. And possibly what awaits him. I already know what I want to add next, but I am holding off until possibly tomorrow. I don't want to write so much that I get burnt out. I'm taking this seriously and taking all the time I need to make sure this is good. No rushing, I have made that mistake with some of my earlier screenplays and I don't want to follow that road again.
I read a post on another writer's blog last night that was talking about how it's bad for a writer to blog about writing. They said it was because it would have very limited exposure, and that we should make our writing a secondary part of our blog, not the primary. It struck me wrong. It came off as the only reason to blog is for exposure and money. I write this blog because I enjoy it. Hell, I know no one really reads this but it helps ME to come on here and clear my head when I can. Kind of like a personal journal but on the web. I want to be able to look back on this in a few months and see how my writing has changed and reflected what I was going through at the time. Sure I talk about other things besides my writing since this is also my personal blog but the primary focus is my writing and where and how I am making my way towards my goal of finishing my first novel. I don't know. I just wanted to mention it. I'm not writing this for money. This is a hobby and I don't expect to get money or any attention for doing this. I enjoy doing it and I think that really all I can ask for.
I'll try and post again tomorrow night. I'm getting my textbooks and spending time with my fiance tomorrow but I should have enough time tomorrow night to get some writing and a blog post done.
- Spenser
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