I've got all my stuff out, notes etc. I've got a coffee and most of my housework is done, so I have no reason not to start writing ... but I seem to have fallen into the abyss of work avoidance. First I spent some time on Facebook, playing Wordscraper - waking up my brain for the day's slog. But now, instead of opening the Word document containing my WIP, I'm here - blathering.
And no, I'm not rewriting Cold Cuts. I thought about it, what to change and all that ... but then I got out the ms and started reading it. I found one spelling mistake (oops!), but decided that other than fixing that one thing, I can't bring myself to hack, chop, slice and dice the book just yet. Instead, I'm thinking of changing its title, something I'm still working on, after spending most of yesterday afternoon trying to come up with something reasonable. Something that doesn't sound like food, you know? But it's not happening.
So, when all else fails, grab a Timmy's and head to Facebook. Or get out my WIP and get a move on with it.
At one o'clock this afternoon, I'm supposed to be at the kids' school for their concert with Paul Hann, who comes to the school every year and writes goofy songs with the kids. I've heard Brenden's song a couple of times - its about the joys of reading! - but Amie's is a secret. She won't tell me a thing about it. Except that it's NOT Meatballs and Spaghetti. Bummer, I like that song.
Back to work, now that I've blogged for the day, heehee. Oh yeah, I think I'm sending Cold Cuts (hopefully with its NEW title) to the Arthur Ellis Awards again this year - category of Best Unpublished First Novel. It got an honourable mention in 2007, so maybe this year, it'll do a little better. Or way better. But first, I'd better fix that typo!
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