Go Forth and Procreate

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The downside of being a procrastinating writer....

I'm feeling down on myself, as I went into the 14-day Screenwriting Challenge, only to find that I prioritise more to the World Cup and to going on blind dates.....

It has given me a lot of ideas to think about, and I have been developing them, but I am not very good at working to deadlines.....

As Douglas Adams said: I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

The fact that I wont finish the challenge is sad in many respects, but I can use the work that I have done to rechallenge myself - can I get the thing done by the end of the month. To be honest, what I am doing is the preparation I should have done beforehand... I would be better off spending 2 weeks from this Saturday, and finishing on the 30th.

Then I could start the JulWriMo, and we would really be off and running in the world of writing....

[ 02:01 ] [ 2006-Jun-14 ] [ Post Comment ]

Signs of life

What is JulMo-something?

Thanks for commenting on my blog. You're the first. I'm grateful. Would like collaborating. In the GWW classes we were supposed to post, critique, & read each others' writing to strengthen our grasp of the craft. It worked when folks actually did the work. A lot of the time students just posted their pages and didn't bother to write critiques of the rest. That got frustrating.

But here is not there, and I am no piper. I look forward to any interaction here, will be receptive and patient, and will try to breathe.

Hey Chalkie, is anyone else active in this liquid amber of a blog?

[ WhenLightningStrikes ] [ 08:16 ] [ 2006-Jun-14 ] [ Link ]

Thanks

Hey Chalkie,

Thanks. Hearing writers on average are more successful than small businesses helps. It helps a lot. Your words of encouragement will be used to their utmost as I blaze on to page 20 of my rewrite. Almost there too.

Hey if I finish soon do you want to proof it before I send it to 20/20?

[ WhenLightningStrikes ] [ 07:29 ] [ 2006-Jun-16 ] [ Link ]

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Yeah, I would love to read it!
I think I tend to assess positively with constructive criticisms...
How would that work...?

[ Chalkie ] [ 06:11 ] [ 2006-Jun-19 ] [ Link ]

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Just fine. I just have to get the SOB finished.

[ WhenLightningStrikes ] [ 08:25 ] [ 2006-Jun-19 ] [ Link ]

It's up.

Chalkie,

Robert here. If you haven't already noticed, I posted the first 20 pages. I'm shameless. I know.

PS The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup!
Congradulations, Canes!

[ WhenLightningStrikes ] [ 10:45 ] [ 2006-Jun-19 ] [ Link ]

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Dang! I wanted Edmonton to win (my sister lives there...)
Where do I find your 20 pages...I'll figure it out!

[ Chalkie ] [ 02:23 ] [ 2006-Jun-20 ] [ Link ]

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