Omigosh! It's WiP Wednesday! I almost forgot!This week, I don't have to write a long, whiny gripe about not writing because... I have been writing!
Yes, last night and the night before, I've been working on Outlaw Song. I am going through the first draft, which is two NaNo's worth of writing, and I'm cutting out all the horribleness. I started with 101,365 words, and as of now, I have 98,795 words. I'm thinking by the time the read-through is over, it might be closer to 50K. That's fine, though, as I have been spinning my wheels with this novel. I am really excited about it, but truthfully, I still don't even know what the story is about. I'm figuring that out. As I go through the draft, I'm going to write down all the major scenes/events that I want to keep.
Today I did a bit of research on the setting and time period. And, by a bit of research, I mean I looked up Wikipedia pages and bookmarked them for later reading. I also requested a book from the library that I think might help. I know, all this is a small start, but I'm excited! I feel like this novel will take me forever to write, like years, but I'm really fired up about it.
Also, I forgot to write last week about my newest (and hopefully last-purchased for a while) writing toy: the eee PC!
I bought this on Woot! last month, and I'm pretty excited about it. I already have a laptop, but these are sooo cute. And, it's more portable than my laptop, as my laptop is currently hooked up to all kinds of stuff, and it's heavier. This thing weighs like 3 or 4 pounds, and the battery life is longer.It did come installed with Xandros (Linux), but I put Easy Peasy on it (also Linux, but somehow better for netbooks). So, I need to learn a bit of that operating system. I got a book from the library for that, too. The eee PC also only has a 4GB hard drive, which is very small, so pretty much all I can do on it is run a word processor and surf the Internet. This is fine with me. Oh, and the keyboard takes some getting used to. As you can see, it's very small.
But, now I can carry my manuscript all over the house, and out of the house. I mean, this thing fits in my purse.
Well, that is the progress! Writing and eee PCs! How are your projects coming along?
8 comments:
Yay for writing good for you! I've got a little portable writing doo-dad, and I love it. Best thing ever...'cept I still can't write with the t.v. on which makes things difficult if I'm trying to write while the kids are watching PBS and such.
Yeah! Sounds like a good week. Good luck with your edits and figuring out the story. Your eee sounds neat.
First of all, I'm horribly jealous of your little computer! I've wanted one of those forever. Does it only use Linux???
Second, I just have to CHEER YOU ON! You ARE WRITING! It's so absolutely fantastic. I'm so excited! And I can't wait to share some writing stuff with you. It might help you in figuring out what your story's about. :D
Good luck! And don't stop!
Dude, you can fit that in your purse?? I just got a new purse (squee!) and it doesn't even fit a 6x9 notebook. So cool!
And congrats on the writing! Keep it up!
Holy cow! Congrats on the writing. And you know what? I, too, just bought an Eee pc. I got it yesterday! I got a refurbished one off ebay for $230, and it uses Windows XP (though you sacrifice a little of something getting that instead of the Linux-I can't remember what). It's so awesome, isn't it!! And tiny! I LOVE it!
That little computer is SO CUTE! :D I love tiny technology. The fact that it goes in your purse is about the coolest thing ever.
CONGRATS on all the progress! It sounds like you are kicking some butt ;)!
Hurray!!! Great progress this week! Now keep the forward momentum moving right along.
And your new PC is so darn cute - now I want a computer that I can fit into my purse - that would be awesome!
Infamous- Yeah, there is no way I can write with the TV on. Maybe you can wear earplugs while PBS is on?
Robin- The eee is fun. I'm excited about bringing it on vacation and figuring out my story.
Lady- The eee does use Linux, and I'm trying to figure that out. Open Office is the word processor, and it's compatible, pretty much, with MS Word, so there hasn't been much to learn yet. And yay! I'm glad I'm writing too.
Elana- Well, my purse is kind of big. It fits a full-sized notebook too. The eee is about the size of a paperback.
B.J.- Yay! I love tiny laptops--that's so cool you got one! I tried for like a week to get XP on mine, but I don't think the hard drive is big enough, and I can't figure out how to install it w/out a disc drive. But, whatever! Now we will be writing on the go! And with cramped fingers. :)
Rebecca- Yeah, I pretty much buy things based on how cute they are, or what color, ha ha. Whatever it takes to get writing!
Kate- Ooh, momentum. I forgot about that. How nice to have that on my side. And, eee PCs and netbooks are dropping in price all the time, if you're looking for one.
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