Slothful. Or Bone Idle. Or both. November 14, 2006
Posted by Jen in : Journal, Novel , trackback500 words per day
= 3,500 words per week
= 14,000 words per month
Therefore:
6 months to write an 85,000 word novel
Ok. I know I’ve posted the above snippet before. But, bloody hell, it looks so painfully easy doesn’t it? I’ve fannied about shamefully: watched crap TV and read trashy novels in the name of research, swigged wine to unbind my bashful inner scribe… and where has it got me? Bloomin nowhere. That’s where.
The ideas I had last week to develop The Novel are still there. And, actually, still good I think. Bloody good, in fact. They excited me so much when I had them that I almost cried. So what is stopping me actually tap-tapping away and just Doing It? Dunno. Since you ask. It’s driving me bananas, making me cross, frustrated and, oh, absolutely SO pissed off!
I suspect I’m suffering from Folie de Doute: pathologically obsessive doubt about anything and everything I do. Quite touching and charming as neuroses go, dontcha reckon??
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Ah. So that’s what I’ve got, then.
Folie de Doute eh? I love that. I think that pretty much sums up my writing.
ps where the crap are our results????!!!!
KW: I think it may be contagious but curable. Seems everyone is feeling a little lacklustre at the moment?
Kate: Results, aaarrrghhhh!!!!!!!!!
just get on with it. as Dr Phil would say..’you might wake up dead tomorrow.’ and look how famous he is..just get on with it. x
‘Waking up dead’… now there’s an excuse I’ve not used before!! And who on earth is Dr Phil???
lol. dr phil is both the cure and the contagion. he has it all covered. he may be the anti-christ. i dont know. i only know that i watched it once and that he said ‘but tomorrow you might wake up dead!’ and that ..if i ever cry watching dr phil i’ll know its rock bottom for me..lol. mum is staying here til 16 dec. i may wake up dead tomorrow. my life rocks. sx