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  Oranges and lemons sing the bells of st Clemens ...
  
  Procrastination is a nightmare - that and the complacency you get from resting on your laurels ...
  
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  I didn't realise the bells were going to cause so many different reactions. Hopefully that bodes well for the actual ficlet. :D
  
  So, two things:
  
  1. I went and upated my list of OberNo goals with something that's actually quantifiable: word counts. Or, in the case of my YouTube channel, videos.
  
  2. I returned to my NaNo story tonight! While I was at work today, I remembered that three of my characters were on the verge of getting royally drunk in an attempt to forget some crummy things that had happened earlier that day and I just wanted to be part of that fun. And then I added a character who has a habit of making things confusing for my main character and things just got awesome, if I do say so myself. I only wrote 500 words but I'm going to add some more after this (I went straight to the bit I wanted to write the most, so I have a giant gap to fill in).
  
  It was so much fun! And to celebrate, here is my out-of-context snippet for tonight!
  
  

  “I’m sorry,” I said. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Really, I’m just... really sorry.”
  
  It seemed to be of vital importance that Al understood just how sorry I was. And right at that moment, it was a lot. Nothing was more important than being sorry for Al. For some reason.
  
  “Um, thanks,” said Al, backing away from the force of my enthusiastic sympathy.
  
  “For what?”
  
  “For… being sorry?”
  
  “Oh yeah.”
  

  
  Oh, Al. You weren't meant to do any of the things you're doing but it somehow works. Damn characters, thinking they know what's best for the story.
   
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  Drunk characters are the best. So much wonderful dialogue when characters are drunk :D
   
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  Damn straight! I have a feeling this scene might go on for a while because I am just enjoying it far too much.
  
  Tonight's achievements include finally pinning down the missing step in setting up a Premiere Pro project that none of the AdobeTV episodes seemed to cover. Thanks for the help there, YouTube! Thus, I've made a start on editing my first video for my channel, which hopefully shouldn't take too long.
  
  And I wrote some more of my NaNo story. One day, it will actually have a name, but that day is not today.
  
  Tonight's out-of-context paragraph:
  
  

  I was learning a lot about my colleagues that night and I just hoped I would be able to remember it the next day. The more Connor drank, the more he turned into the sort of quirky university professor who featured in feel-good movies where students learned important lessons about life instead of the actual lessons that would allow them to pass their course. And the more Michele drank, the more sultry her behaviour came, especially with walls, chairs and the curvy glass that had briefly held a cocktail a bartender had made up on the spot (and in fear of her life). As for me, the more I drank, the more I stayed the same, except chairs kept moving when I tried to sit on them.

  
  I. Love. Michele. I worked out a whole bunch about her character on my walk to work this morning... which I should really go and write down before I forget it all.
  
  Why did I forget how much I love writing? It's so stupid of me. Of course, the minute I hit a block I expect this tune will change markedly.
   
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  LOL, keep it coming Katie. Might have to start introducing sledge hammers in WM if too many blocks occur
   
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  Curvy glass. Oh I love it! :).
   
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  Fabulous, I can just see Michele gently caressing her glass and just whispering, 'shh, don't speak'.
   
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  Hah! So can I, now. Of course, she'd deny it later, with bonus threats to destroy anyone who dared to mention it, but it would be hilarious at the time.
  
  More words happened tonight! So far, I've written 2,572 words of my combined OberNo target.
  
  I must stop letting myself stop too early, though - each night, I've reached somewhere between 500 and 700 words and decided that was enough, even though I could probably have gone on. Tomorrow: surpass 1,000 words for the day.
  
  Now I must go off and do some more editing of my video.
   
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  I am glad you didn't let procrastination get the better of you! Well done!
  
  Regarding stopping yourself too early, perhaps you could set aside more dedicated writing time?
  
  Also, loving the drunkeness of your characters! And I love that you are loving the feeling of writing and finding that ideas/inspiration is hitting you.
  
  Keep up the excellent work :)
   
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  Regarding stopping too early: I tend to force myself to keep going until I at least finish a scene or chapter or whichever comes first. So at least then I have stopped at a clean break. It can mean daily word counts vary drastically depending on how long a scene or chapter is, but it stops the whole 'this is enough' mindset since it's not enough until its finished! Though sometimes it's not always possible to get something done before the brain packs its bags and insists on vacation, or simply it just comes up to one of those parts that goes on forever and you'd be crazy to keep going, but I find I get more done trying this way.
  
  But excellent, get onto that video. We want to see the fruits of your labours!
  
  
   
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  Hey Katie, no need to combine your word counts for the spreadsheet. I've got it all set up to track your stuff individually and if you combine now, I don't know how to enter your word counts!!! Give them to me split up please!!!!
   
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  Oh, OK - I can do that. I just felt guilty about how much extra work you'd had to do because of my split-up targets!
  
  Jossie: I think you're right about setting a dedicated time for writing. It's something I've often thought of doing but never implemented, so maybe now is the time.
  
  Sionainn: The idea of finishing off a scene or chapter rather than going by words is a great one. I'll be trying that tomorrow, too.
  
  Video progress: I've cut twelve minutes down to just under seven. Time for some ruthless cutting tomorrow night when I'm more awake!
   
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  When I'm editing, I try to stop a pass of a chapter at a scene break, but that doesn't always work because editing (for me) means trying to capture a certain rhythm to my writing. And if I'm not in the mood, I can spend hours going over a sentence and just not get anywhere close enough to satisfy me. At those times, stopping early and starting again tomorrow works best.
  
  Also when it comes to editing, I do my best first thing in the morning (which doesn't always work depending on what job you). But I've got a break now till I start my job next Feb, so most mornings I can sit down and spend a bit of time writing. Back to the rhythm thing, again, mornings is when I feel best able to find it. Only very occasionally at night (and having said that, it is now 11:45 PM and I'm going to spend 15 minutes to see if editing any more tonight is a waste of time or not).
  
  Just my 2c worth.
  
  Otherwise, yay for progress!
   
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  Night seems to be the best time for me, although it seems I don't get as much sleep as I'd like. On the other hand, I tend to do more writing in the morning on weekends, so who knows. One day, I dream of working out a perfect writing rhythm, but I haven't managed to get there yet.
  
  So. Tonight. Even though I'm half asleep, I added added 1,400 or so words to my NaNo novel and finally finished off the chapter. Now they can all move on from getting drunk and my main character gets to experience all the fun of dealing with a particular thing she might have done. Hehe. Torturing characters is fun. :D
  
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  “What. Are you doing,” I began, very slowly to make sure he understood. Unfortunately, I was so slow that my train of thought sped ahead of my brain and left me wondering what word I’d forgotten to add to my question.

   
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  Haha, perfect writing rhythms. What is that? But huzzah for words despite all tiredness!
   
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  Ha ha. Strange tired zonked people :).
  
  But yes, words will not be stopped.
   
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  The words must go on, even if perfect writing rhythms remain but a foolish dream...
  
  In other news: my first video is uploading as we speak!
  
  [act]does the Uploading a Video dance[/act]
  
  Now that I've finished that, it's time to go back to my NaNo novel and find out what my characters are up to on the Titanic in my main character's dreams.
   
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  Im going to assume . . . drowning?
   
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  It would be a pretty logical assumption! This time around, it was just a dream but I'm tempted to make my characters go there in... for lack of a better term, real life.
  
  So. I must confess to wasting a lot of the weekend being distracted by shiny things when I should have been writing. Even so, I managed to add another 1,000 words to my NaNo story, plus I edited and uploaded my first video for my new writing channel!
  
  You can check it out here (and please feel free to subscribe, too).
  
  My aim for the upcoming week is to get to 10,000 words and to do some more work on the audio ficlet I started a little while ago. I'll be helped in this by the fact that I finish work for the year on Wednesday. On the other hand, I still have Christmas shopping to do and nine knitted cacti to sew up, which might put a dent in my free time.
   
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  Love the video! Also I am so jealous! 2500 words? Sometimes 10,000 for a weekend? That's amazing!
  
  I'm sure lots of people here doing OberNo agree with most of what you said - I certainly do, especially about (re)discovering a love for writing!
  
  Can't wait to see more!
  
  Also 10,000 words? I have every bit of confidence in you in achieving that (if your determination for Nanowrimo is anything to go by!)
   
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  Thanks! And thanks for watching the video, Jossie. I really should give myself a good kick in the pants and get closer to that 2,500 word average - if I could do it for NaNo then I can definitely do it for OberNo, too. Most of that writing tended to happen at night, but I also tried to sneak in some writing at work, which definitely helped! And it just so happens that today may be a pretty slow day at work, given that IT is moving our main drive and I have no access to my files. Hmm... :D
  
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  Ambitious and definitely achievable for you :). Good luck.
   
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  LOL Katie, hope you got some good words down today. Loved the video.