WED: 12:27: thats it, im done, just sent it off, i could redpen it all one more time but im sick of it, its done
i feel really funny w/o that novel goading me, im lost w/o a major project in play, ima take a week off and get
back in the saddle w/mojo rising, only willing to give it feb, march im picking up the hoodoo book of flowers
in fact what i got to do is thnk of this mojorising rewrite as parts of THBOF:TGBBG
quicker i get thru the mojorising rewrite, the quicker i get to what i really want to do
in fact what im thinking is feb is already a shortmonth, maybe i should just take the weekend off, get back to work monday
WEDNESDAY: 6:37 am
you will perhaps not be surprised dear regulators to know i still have that manuscript on hand
im not quite happy with that last 20 pages, gon redpen it, told ellen i would be sending it in wed anyway
i been redpenning my last 20, making significant revision,willing to holdon to it till thur or friday if that what it take
bummer about newt, i wanted newt to win florida, i want him keep muddying gop waters, dragging mitt down
& exposing them for what they really are, & i want him to take it to the convention, i cant imagine he will
win the nominaton but i surely would enjoy that, he would be an easier foil
for obama than mitt, who will wiggle to the center as soon as he is able,
but mitt is such a caricature of the raider rapaciousness that got us into this
mess that i hope the american people will decide to oursource him too
MON: done deal: ima hold onto it one more day, play w/last couple of paras some more on gp, send it to ellen tomorrow, done deal
SUN: 5:56AM 103:109 of 115: ok, im basically done, got to enrich these last 6 pages or so, lets say wed i send it in
SUN: 5:20AM 103:102 of 115: i see why closure stressful, often to fix closure have to go back in text & fix points leading to closure
SUN: 4:6AM 103:102 of 115: been working same 3 pgs for about 3 dys, but they damn good pgs now - they good, im good, lets roll
SAT: 9:33 AM 103:102 of 115: realize now why struggling w/the page weary a writer so - each passage, endgame in particular, designed to evoke an emotional response - have to put myself in that emotional space to work the passage, and as soon as i finish one movement got to headset the next one, its grinding me down, collapse imminent, hang in there rick, you can do this
SAT: 12:36 AM 110:100 of 116: spun wheels all day, 5 a day not working, try 3 -- 16 pgs at 3 a day be thru by fri - reset pg clock to 100
FRIDAY: 3:31 AM: 105:100 of 115: moving forward again, slow but sho, at this rate id say ima need another week, good lord willing
THURSDAY: 3:10 AM: 100:97 of 115: endgame is killing me, its like this is where the novel goes to die, focus rick, focus
WEDNESDAY: 3:52 PM: 95:97 of 115: rough day of narrative mud & endgame reassessments, lost my cushion, still trying
TUESDAY 5:50: PM: 90:96 of 115: ive gotten very flexible, slogging thru endgame & narrative mud now, a days cushion
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