My intention is to keep everything quick, but I'd miss you guys way to much if I didn't see you!
So, this month, I'll be focusing on the holiday I feel never gets its due.
Politics aside, Thanksgiving is a great idea.
To quote Jr. Asparagus, "A thankful heart is a happy heart!"
So, each day I invite you to join me, in remembering and realizing all we have.
Please leave a comment of something you are thankful for.
Let's allow our gratitude to ground us in this month of hectic pecking!
Nano Word Count: 30,538
DAY 15:
My Writing Gloves
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| Not my gloves, not my hand, not my picture. Belongs to here! But I love the slight blueness of the fingers in this pic. I feel like this person is my hand doppleganger! |
Today I was in mad cleaning frenzy mode... my house is still a mess though.
Anyway, I was doing loads and loads of laundry, and I decided that my writing gloves needed a good washing, so I threw them in.
BUT
they were still in the dryer when my Nano-ing time came tonight.
And I swear!
I really, really tried to write without them, but ne'er a word would come (for the hour it took my dryer to run)!
Plus my hands were FREEZING!
But THE INSTANT I slid those puppies on (really just the one, the other was eaten by the dryer... I will wage WAR in the a.m.!!!!) I had an epiphany about where I was stuck in my story!
Approximately an hour and a half later, I'd spit out as many words were my goal for today!
So, YAY! My gloves! I love them, and I'm thankful for them!
Any writer quirks (superstitions) that help you get the words a'flowing?
Anyway, I was doing loads and loads of laundry, and I decided that my writing gloves needed a good washing, so I threw them in.
BUT
they were still in the dryer when my Nano-ing time came tonight.
And I swear!
I really, really tried to write without them, but ne'er a word would come (for the hour it took my dryer to run)!
Plus my hands were FREEZING!
But THE INSTANT I slid those puppies on (really just the one, the other was eaten by the dryer... I will wage WAR in the a.m.!!!!) I had an epiphany about where I was stuck in my story!
Approximately an hour and a half later, I'd spit out as many words were my goal for today!
So, YAY! My gloves! I love them, and I'm thankful for them!
Any writer quirks (superstitions) that help you get the words a'flowing?
I'm striving to keep up with the blogosphere, but I'm sure I won't be able to keep up with all posts. I apologize for my absence... but I feel the need to word vomit! :)
I want writer gloves!!! Those are awesome!
ReplyDeleteI usually refuse to write unless I have a mug of coffee at my side - even if it's gone cold, it needs to be there.
I've considered having a 'writing hat' but I think gloves would work just as well...
Nope. I think that may be why my writing sucks right now, I need a writing superstition.
ReplyDeleteWow--this is such an interesting quirk. I am entirely unsentimental and don't really do superstition in any aspect of my life ... though sometimes I think it would make me more interesting. Anyway, I could use some writing gloves for my office in the winter. It gets down to the 50s in there, cold enough for my fingers to actually slow down and stumble over the keys.
ReplyDeleteMy wife always complains of cold fingers. Guess I need to get her a pair.
ReplyDeleteoh, my, I feel sorry for the glove eaten by the evil dryer!
ReplyDeleteAre they like driving gloves? So you don't lose control of the keyboard? :oP
ReplyDeleteI'm totally buying myself a pair of these for X-mas :)
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful for any amount of writing time. Gloves would hinder me. I can't even wear long sleeves.
ReplyDeleteBut; ya know, not every technique is for every writer. I'm so sad the dryer ate the other glove. There is a secret society that lives in dryers; and they specifically mess up writing routines Good to see that you have overcome the devastation :)
.......dhole
I haven't picked up any habits like this, and I always find it fascinating to hear of others who do. I know one friend who can't write unless her cat's in the room, and another who owns a "thinking cap." *snarf*
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