NaNoWriMo 2009 Day 12

[ladyseishou]

Day 12 - 18 days remaining

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

~ E.L. Doctorow



So do your friends think that you're a bit crazy, Nano Writer?

Today's quotation was submitted by Nano Writer mbeancntr (thanks!). For myself, I admit to spontaneous and seemingly unprovoked cursing as I go through my day, a little absentminded, because my characters are whining and moaning at me about the latest plot twist I have planned. The best (read "less embarrassing") time for this to happen is while I'm in the shower but I have been called on it while engaged in conversation with a NWF (Non Writing Friend) and I suddenly ask to be excused to write something down.

And don't even get me started about the times that I've tried to explain to NWFs about NaNoWriMo. Most of them now know that November is "that time" and to leave me to it...

Speaking of which, the word count today is 20,000! It's a nice even number! How is everyone doing? Excerpts? Questions? Comments? Spontaneous cursing?

Keep writing!

Comments

[dragonscrawl]

Writing time was trumped by my Accounting test today, so I only just made it over to 24k. Nobody's made for any cursing, in the story or out.

Excerpt:
“Sam, a shovel? Really?” Finnian’s hands gently prodded the area around Samuel’s injury. He looked as if he was fully absorbed in what he was going, but clearly he was paying enough attention to Samuel to know what he had been saying.

“I didn’t…it just came to hand.” Samuel gestured with one hand as if to say it couldn’t be helped. “My pistol was in my room; there was simply no time to go get it, Finn.”

“Exactly why captains keep them handy at all times. Just as chief gunners do.”

“I’ll just add that to the list of things no one told me before I got this job, shall I? Plenty of things already on that list, but it could always use a few more.”

“Drop the bitterness, Sam. I know this whole thing is still frustrating you in some way, but nothing you can do about it. Let it go.” Finnian straightened and dropped his hands back to his side. “You’re good to go. I wouldn’t push yourself too much until we get where we’re going, though.”

“No heroics,” Samuel said with a sigh. “Got it.”

“I shouldn’t even have had to tell you that.” Finnian looked speculatively at Samuel. “Once I would never have had to. I would have said you weren’t necessarily in the shape to do it, that you weren’t inclined to action like that. Something for you to think about, I suppose.”

[ladyseishou]

I hope that the Accounting test went well! Your word count still looks great! And it sounds like things are getting hotter for your characters! Though Samuel sounds like a guy that can take care of it!