Monday, November 23, 2015

For Your Procrastination Pleasure #4

Writing Status: Well, this has been a busy month—much busier than I had expected, so I’ve had to lower my NaNoWriMo word count goal from 505,505 to 408,804. Sad face.

Now that we’re nearing the final stretch of NaNoWriMo, we’re practically dragging our exhausted bodies in a desperate attempt to reach the finish line. Nothing makes sense anymore. All our thoughts are getting muddled and strange, like we’re listening to two conversations at once, and we haven’t figured it out yet:

 
You might feel the urge to rush through to the end of your book, to cut corners and gloss over important details. For some, that’s how you draft anyway, and there’s nothing wrong with it. But if you’re just getting tired, I urge you to stick to it and flesh out your story a little more, even though you may not want to. When it comes time for editing, you don’t want to end up in the same predicament as these people:

 
That would be unfortunate.

For music, today, I offer you C’est la Mort by the Civil Wars. Despite the reference to death in the title, this song always makes me happy. And I’ve never been sure what to think of Desperado by Celtic Thunder, but I do know that Ryan Kelly has one of the best voices ever. Forget the rest of the band—I could listen to him for hours. Last but not least, here is Moment by Nate Ruess, and you should listen to it because it is so beautifully sad.

In keeping with la mort, here’s an article on the Black Death, because what is more fascinating than plague, I ask you? (Probably you could list dozens of topics, but research on the Bubonic Plague will always hold a special place in my heart. And I will leave you to wonder why. Muahahaha.) Also, please enjoy this piece on an interesting book mix up. You’re welcome.

Discussion time, my little coffee beans. Did you like the funny videos? Do you have any musical suggestions of you own? Have you read any cool articles you’d like to share? If you’re doing NaNoWriMo, how is your novel coming along? Have you noticed I’ve been asking pretty much the same questions every week?

9 comments:

  1. I don't have time to go through these posts yet, but I'm saving them for a rainy day. Good luck with NaNo!

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    1. I hope you enjoy them when you get around to reading them. And thank you!

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  2. I think "Surprise Party" is one of my favorite Studio C clips of basically all time. <3 And if I were to recommend music, I guess I would suggest "Danse Macabre" which is classical but it reminds me of death and it was rejected as a piece to be played at my grandma's funeral so instead it is my mission to have it played everywhere else. *nods*

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    1. "Surprise Party" is definitely one of my favorites. Whitney's reactions are the best. :) Oooh, I really like "Danse Macabre". I'm sorry it couldn't be played at your grandmother's funeral. It's definitely worth listening to all over the place.

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  3. *raises eyebrows* Now I am very curious as to why the Black Death has such a special place in your heart. Then again, you are a fellow writer so perhaps it is not all that surprising. :)


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    1. *fidgets like suspicious person* Oh, no reason. *hides incriminating evidence* It does have a lot to do with being a writer, but I also think my fascination has its basis elsewhere, and I should definitely write a post or two about it sometime. My first big research project was centered around the Black Death, and it was the first time I realized just how much I loved research. Plus, I've always been a rather morbid person (my childhood nickname was Little Miss Morbid), and I'm fascinated by the psychological effects of the Black Death, both on the individual and on society as a whole. I could literally talk for hours on the subject. :P

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    2. Oh my gosh, really? Now I really want to see the blog posts on that.

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    3. Yup. :) It'll be a month or two, maybe, because I have a bunch of other posts lined up already, but I'm really looking forward to discussing the Black Death. :)

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