Yarnagogo's Treadmill

Second Bike Ride

I sometimes worry about the ride - it's through some sketchy neighborhood, but Bancroft always has cars on it, and it has a bike lane the whole way. But I have to remember, if someone takes the bike, or my bag with the computer, it's only Stuff, and all that matters is that I'm okay. I like the ride so much, like being autonomous like this. I think it might help my brain think better, too. Maybe.

1. Monday, August
2. 1 hr
3. I will finish the diner scene, and start with Abigail moving into the cottage
4. 1015, 1 hr+, 60602 per Word
5. Kind of okay, felt like pushing through, rather bored with the scene. Better when characters are reacting against each other. Must get people back in the same room.
6. Tomorrow I'll work again here at the cafe in the morning.
7. I'll work on finishing the scene getting Abigail to set up for Cade at her cottage - he doesn't come - she opens the next morning to people being there, someone comes to ask for Cade....

This is a nice place to be. There are two women who always seem to be here, and I wonder if they are part owners, since they really just hang out, don't ring people up or anything. I'll have to keep watching them. Wonder if they own the comic book store next door? Hmmmm.

At Home On The Sunporch

Haven't made it out to coffee yet today, so I'm landing out here for now. Hoping to get at least a little work done.

1. Sunday, August 12, 3:59pm
2. 1/2 hour
3. I will work on the diner scene with Cade
4. 4:32pm, 30 minutes, 60683
5. Lala came and chatted for a minute, and I found it necessary to give Digit The Miracle Cat a bit of catnip (which made him happy and me sneeze), but I wrote for the rest of the time. Only got him into the diner. The scene hasn't happened yet, a little concerned about the voices of the men, might give one man the biggest voice, the one who speaks for the rest.
6. Tomorrow I'll finish the scene and start on Abigail moving out of the house into the completed cottage
7. I will work at the cafe, in the morning, for at least an hour.

This got the work done! Three days in a row! Happy about that.

Rode My Bike!

Nice, easy ride, 19 minutes. Love it. Makes me feel very butch somehow, and very independent.

1. Saturday, August 11, 1009
2. 1 hr
3. I'm going to read through my plans for the novel, and what I've done so far (noted) and start plotting small scenes
4. 1126, worked for 75 minutes, a little longer than planned. 59809 words
5. I not only made a list of what's happened, but I plotted out to close to the end, nixing the firestorm, bringing in a bridge collapse! Oh, yeah. And then I actually wrote, editing one scene to make it fit with my vision, and then adding a short scene.
6. Tomorrow I'm going to write the diner scene, and perhaps start on Abigail's last day before opening - she's moving her stuff out of the house and into the cottage.
7. Tomorrow afternoon - I'm going to see if Lala will ride down here with me. Not sure if she'll mind if I work -- I hope not. The only thing is that I have to wear my headphones while I work here or I get sucked into conversations. Have to remember that this is not the only place that I can write -- if that doesn't work, then late afternoon/evening, I'll write at least the diner scene.

#7 in the Treadmill Journal is my favorite part so far. It makes me really think, plan how/when I'm going to write next, which is the place where I usually fall apart. Thinking it'll just happen when the mood strikes is not the best way to go. One can't wait for the muse. Or I can't, at least. I've just got to show up and hope she comes along. Which she usually does, thank god.

Also, thinking I might do Nanowrimo again this year. It was kind of amazing last year, and while I wouldn't be able to work on the novel I'm working on now (sticking to the rules), it would give me another good jumping off place, wouldn't it? Fun. Just a thought.

First Time Out The Gate

at my new coffeeshop, Zocalo in San Leandro. A scant 2.5 miles from my house, easily bikeable (although I drove), I'm so thrilled about it! And this idea.

1. Friday, August 10, 0926
2. 1 hour
3. I'm going to keep reading and making notes on the nano. Reading with an open mind, not editing, just reading for content.
4. 1020, most of the time spent reading, one list of to-do's made
5. I finished reading what I have on paper. I think I have a little more in the journal, of what Trixie does, and Janet coming, but I'm not married to that. Made notes, but no big changes. Pleased I got done what I wanted.
6. Tomorrow I'm going to read the journal and see where I want this to go. I want to type out notes of where it's going, and then break it down into scenes, as best I can. Plot to the end.
7. In the morning, I'm going to ride down here for the first time on my bike.

Yay! I'm pleased with this method. I'm all about accountability, even to myself. And god knows I love to just sit and type without worrying about what's coming out. Something I do want to do is make myself a writing playlist. I need music when I'm in the coffeeshop, and editing is fine with songs with words, but I don't think I can do that while writing. Not that talented.
Yay!