ROW80 Round 6: 4th Update

Well, this week got off to a rocky start in terms of writing productivity. I had to work most days at my evening job, and spent two full days at uni marking exams, which I finished (or at least, thought I had finished, until two more exams arrived from interstate, so I have to go back to uni to mark them tomorrow *sigh*). Then on Friday, my computer crashed, so I spent most of the weekend getting that up and running again :O Still, I found out I'll be teaching the same subject next semester, so that's pretty cool. The extra money will come in useful, since a) Rex is back on his medication after his bowel disease didn't clear up entirely from the first course of treatment (he's on a lower dose now so he's generally happy and playful), and b) there are lots more art supplies I want D: I know, I already have plenty, but I always want more :D

I did manage to get about 1,500 words done yesterday, including 500 words in a near-midnight sprint. Not enough to make up for the lack of writing during the week, but certainly better than nothing :) Other than exam marking tomorrow, I'm hoping to have most of this week free, so hopefully I can get more writing done.

Judgemental Dog does not like his dreams of chasing rabbits to be interrupted.

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ROW80 Round 6: Slinking Back In...

... With my tail between my legs. Or I would be, if I had a tail. I know I've dropped the ball majorly this round, not just with ROW80 but with writing in general. I think I hugely underestimated how much time/energy would be taken up by tutoring (though I think it has been a good experience for me - as well as helping financially when I have really, really needed it - and I'm hoping to do it again next semester). With semester 1 finished, all that remains is exam marking. I've been pretty slack with writing lately; apart from the odd hundred words here or there, I've barely opened my novel since April, though I did write about 800 words today. Still, now that I have more time, I should be able to get more writing and artwork done. I did at least manage to keep up with all my marking though, so there's that. I have also started tinkering with my folio website. It's pretty basic so far, but I have got most of a functional shell working, so I have something to build upon now.

For the remainder of this round, I am going to try to post once a week, which should be manageable. Ideally, I'll also manage to visit a few other ROW80 blogs. As for my goals, I'll try to resume writing 500 words a day, and if I can't write those words for my main novel, Dark and Silent Waters, I'll at least write them for one of my other WiPs. I have been doing a few paintings and drawings lately, so I'm going to try to keep that up as well; practice, after all, makes perfect :D I'll start with a few simple still lifes and landscapes, but at some stage I want to do proper drawings of Rex and of my novel's protagonist and antagonist; I've already done a few pages of preliminary sketches and costume designs.

Judgemental Dog won't let me off lightly for being slack:

  

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