… that whole novel thing?
A few weeks ago I reread some of my notes and started thinking about it again. And then California. And then moving. Excuse excuse whine whine. The truth of the matter is that something this huge has to be at the forefront of my mind all the time, otherwise I forget what’s going on and spend all my time rereading things, rather then actually developing anything.
If I really want to get this thing done, I need to devote an entire month or two to making priority #1 (ok, #2, #1 will always be bikes). Right now I have big work projects running, so it will be at least another month or two before I can clear up my schedule and just write. I’m saying late April into May. April/May will be my Personal Novel Editing Month(s), heretofore referred to as PeNoEdMo.
…taking over the world?
Again, on the back burner. I have shelved many of my ideas for now due to the fact that I have no idea what I want to do. Now that I’m finally getting settled in, I’m starting to think about it again. I need to spend some time in exploration and research mode. When will that happen? After PeNoEdMo, if I really want to devote my creative energies to it, I need a chunk of solid time.
…becoming the next Neko Case?
OK, maybe I’ll never be the next Neko, but music has definitely been on my mind recently. I plan on starting up piano lessons this month, and my instruments are prominently placed in my living room for easy access. I even attempted singing in front of someone last week (sorry bout that), which was a good wake up bitch slap of my complete lack of practice. I used to be able to stand up on a stage and play oboe/piano/anything without an ounce of nervousness. Time to get that back.
My biggest problem has always been that I always have so many ideas and ambitions that I try to do everything at once, and therefore end up doing nothing. Or rather I do one thing and feel guilty about everything else. Now I just have to come to terms with the fact that I can really only do one big project at a time, if I really want to accomplish anything. National Novel Writing Month really taught me that; I had been struggling for so long because I never really put 100% of my concentration and creative energy into anything like that before, except when meeting deadlines for work and doing projects in college. I’m not sure why I never applied it to other parts of my life, but sometimes all we need is a world wide internet challenge to get the ball rolling.
