I'm excited. I love walking my dog in the snow and it makes winter just more fun. I hate the miserable inbetween weather. I'd rather have it frosty like this.
Tomorrow is the official end of NaNo 2010. I didn't make the 50k this year, but it was unmistakeably clear from the middle of the month that this year, NaNo was not for me. I'm stuck in a part of the manuscript that needs a lot of thinking and planning ahead and not mindlessly typing away. I'm about 7k short of finishing this draft of Under The Surface and even though I didn't meet my goal of more words, I'm happy with what I accomplished. There's just one problem. I'm blocking myself from writing the end. It's silly. I don't know if it's about not wanting to let go (hell, there's so many revisions that I have already planned, it's not like I will stop writing in that world any time soon, if anything I'll dive in even more intensely) or finishing or what, but it's driving me a little mad.
Add to that the fact that I have a lot of work to do for university and I wish I'd be Christmas already. *gg* Speaking of which, I should get back to work! But not without leaving you with a quote from the book 'The War of Art' by Steven Pressfield, recommended to me by author Karen Mahoney. The book talks about the internal obstacles we put in our way, blocking ourselves off from creative success. It's a great read and it describes my current situation perfectly.
The danger is greatest when the finish line is in sight. At this point, Resistance knows we're about to beat it. It hits the panic button. It marshals one last assault and slams us with everything it's got. The professional must be alert for this counterattack.
Be wary at the end. (Pressfield, pg. 18)
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Ooh I like the title:)
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