A new story is in the works. I think it is a good one. The setting is great. The backstory is awesome. The characters should be compelling. It's all there except for one thing, and it's something with which I always struggle.
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Every day, I run a small program that generates a To-Do list. It pre-populates the standard, daily tasks. It has a few tasks that vary based on the day of the week. Then, I add a few things that are one-offs or other things that aren't worth coding for. At the top of the list there is a line that reads "REMINDER: See to yourself first!" For some reason, I still neglect to do some of the things that are in the best interest of my overall well being.
I'm writing a short story set in a world I've played with for years. It seemed a good story with relatable characters. I started. Part of it made sense to me; I know the back story. The average reader wouldn't know that, so it needed detail. Now there's this other thing, and another thing, and so on. The short story is no longer short.
Have you ever looked at a physical task and thought you should be able to perform it only to find out that you can't? Your first thought may be, "I used to do that all the time," and then you remember that you haven't been exercising like that for a while. Writing can suffer from the same problem.
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The coming summer brings writing time. Story ideas flood my thoughts. Starting as the occasional drip, it's grown into a full rush of plans and plots. I wonder where they will go and if I can capture them all. It looks promising, so far.
For another year, I've been unable to participate in NaNoWriMo. It's one of the conditions of my job that I'm just too busy during the semester to do much creative writing, or anything else creative. At this point, though, I only have to wait another month and a half to have my next batch of free time. How will I ever make it that long?
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Many of my friends who've read my works or discussed story ideas tell me I should write horror. I like the idea and I enjoy reading horror. A good horror movie is great. A really bad horror movie is hilarious. As I've looked into it more, I've found there is one thing that really keeps me from making progress as a horror writer.
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My day job is teaching at the local community college. I teach databases and software development in a Career and Technical Education (vo-tech) program. Normally, this should mean that I have the summer off to get some writing done. Things don't always work as intended.
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