Wednesday's Writing

My good blogging pal, Glasshalfful Gal, is starting a Creative Writing Challenge game on her blog. We haven't worked out all the deets yet, but it sure sounds like a good way to kick that writing muse in the rear!

She plans to begin on Saturday with our first short story due April 1st. So, head over to her blog and check it out! I plan on participating to try and get my discipline back!!

Speaking of discipline......for Wednesday's Writing, I want to know if you have a schedule or routine to go with your writing? I've tried many, many different forms of scheduling my writing time and it's not easy with a job that doesn't keep the same days off from week to week, three children and a husband. I imagine it's not easy if you do have a job with regular days off and you have no children. Let's face it; there's always something else that needs to be done, right?

My latest and greatest attempt looks like this:

WIP ONLY: Mon, Wed, Fri for 2 hours
weekends if possible

REVISING ONLY: Tues, Thurs for one hour
Friday if possible

BLOG POSTING ONLY: Saturday or Sunday

Let's see if this at least gets me back into the swing of sitting at my computer to write...not to facebook. ;) What are your tricks?

Who's that girl?

When I was a kid, I walked to and from school. Not uphill or in the snow because I attended school in Texas, which is mostly flat and not snowy (usually). The point of this ramble is that I remember a game I used to play as I walked to and from school to keep my mind occupied instead of feeling sorry for myself because I had to walk. :0)

Have you ever watched people in their cars? I would see a woman with a scowl on her face, or the very important businessman rushing to work while shaving? Women and makeup or family vans where hand gestures are big and every body in the vehicle is moving. Or someone really rocking out with their stereo? Those are great. I know I'm someone you will see be-boppin' in the car. 

So, here's the game. Turn that person in the car into a character. Give them a reason for what you observe. Maybe the girl rockin' out to the stereo just found out she's been accepted to the best college. Make something up and write a short story or a novel. Or just giggle to yourself at your own version of reality. Whatever works, right? :0)