First of all, thank you
so much to DL Hammons and everyone who participated in Wednesdays Blitz
Bombardment. Even though I joined the Blitz team months ago, and try to participate
now and then, I never realized just how
much being Blitzed could completely change the course of someone’s day; how
something so simple as leaving a blog comment could have such an impact, until
it happened to me. I’m so glad DL came up with this, and thankful for the
hundreds of you who take the time to comment and brighten up your fellow
bloggers’ day. It’s just amazing. For those of you who want to know more about
what it means to be ‘blitzed’ and would like participate, click here.
In other news, I finally
broke 20k on my wip! And it only took me
two and a half months! *sigh* It hasn’t helped matters that my one-year-old
is cutting her back molars and thought she and I should celebrate by pulling a
couple all-nighters last week, from which I’d only barely recovered before
France ‘sprang forward’ with the rest of the world and I was forced to get up
an hour earlier.
Chronic fatigue aside, I
absolutely love this time of year. You know that bone-deep sensation before a
big storm when the air feels alive and you can smell change on the horizon? That’s
kind of like what Spring is for me, but on a larger, yet less dramatic scale. That
smell of change in the air, the warmth, and all the deepening and brightening
of landscape colors makes me want to twirl around like Julie Andrews and sing
the ‘hills are alive, with the sound of music!’. Hopefully nature’s vibrance
will give my muse the boost she needs to finish this damn manuscript before
summer vacation.
Do you guys find you’re more or less productive during
different seasons?
10 comments:
So glad you enjoyed being blitzed. And awesome you got 20k written. I don't really have a productive writing time right now until I get through some of the big challenges in other parts of my life. But I am hoping to get back into the writing regularly and being productive.
Glad you enjoyed your Blitz Day. It does mean a lot to receive comments.
Congratulations on that many words. Don't worry, I'm not doing much better right now.
Spring is allergy season for me -- which usually develops into full blown sinusitis at least once. I admit it's not my favorite part of the year, but at least we might be opening the hot tub -- if it looks like the snow is finally over. That part, I look forward to!
And that relates to writing how? Well, sitting out under the stars in the hot tub with a martini is a great place for brainstorming!
The only seasons here where I live in Mexico is hot...and hottER. When there's a thunderstorm, I think it's time to watch TV, but often the electric goes out as if the fates were saying, "LAZY GIRL!" Love your new masthead.
Getting blitzed is certainly loads of fun.
And progress is wonderful, even if it takes a little longer than you'd want it to take. Keep at it :-)
I'm glad you enjoyed the BLITZ...I certainly enjoyed targeting you. :)
I'm on a word binge myself and hope to wrap up my manuscript in a couple of weeks. Long time coming!
I'm more productive when my overall health is doing better, and that's not tied into any seasons, I don't think.
I just surpassed 20K words on my WIP, as well! Although, it took me longer than two months, so don't feel bad. I hope I can finish mine before summer, too. I just want it finished now!
I don't know about previous years, but this spring I'm trying to be--productive. I just submitted another short story to the e-magazine that has published 3 of my previous shorts and 1 novella. Check. I started the A to Z Blog Challenge today after over a year of practically no blogging. Check. And now all I need to do is finish editing my novel and query it. (Or just find several other projects to delay that torture.)
I hope your baby sleeps through the night for you.
I've only just come across your blog - and the photo in your banner made me laugh out loud! I love it!
I'll have to check this Blitz thing out, I'm doing the A to Z challenge this month which is another fantastic way to meet other bloggers.
And congrats on breaking the 20k mark on your WIP!! fingers crossed for more great writing days and less sleeping nights :)
Celine
I was blitzed before, and I tell you it couldn't have happened at a better time. Congrats on tackling your word count! :)
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