Day 10...just breathe

The good folks at NaNoWriMo sent out a very timely e-mail today urging participants to not give up. At least to not give up this week. They said get through week two however you can. Then you can give up in the third week if you want. I'm glad they sent out that message. Not that I was exactly thinking of giving up. Well, okay, I was. Things were getting slow. Suddenly there was so much story to explain, and not a lot of ideas on how to exactly explain it all in a coherent and logical fashion. Is it allowable to write in point form? Or to tell the story via a PowerPoint presentation? Writing a story is much different than telling someone about your story. You can't say stuff like: the girl goes to the office and yadda yadda yadda she gets trapped in the elevator with a lunatic. Nope. Not allowed.

So, I'm squeaking by at this point. And of course have taken much great interest in long forgotten projects like that Valentine's day quilt I started 3 years ago, and getting around to cataloguing my Stargate SG1 DVDs seasons 1-7. But I write instead. Wordcount for today is kinda embarassing. .

Things I learned today...
-about 5000 words into a story, you will always get 3 or 4 great ideas for other, better, more exciting stories to write
-the smell of eggnog and spiced pumpkin cake is irresistable to humans
-Nokia needs to add a 'save me' button on their cell phones, that when pressed, makes your phone ring like someone is calling you so that you have a quick and elegant way to disengage yourself from the conversation the old Italian man started with you about his need for love from a good woman....arising after you politely smiled at him while you were waiting for your espresso