So, I know I said I was going to do some writing-related work every week and post about it here to keep myself accountable, but…that just didn’t happen last week. At first I felt guilty. I had an entire week, why couldn’t I carve out some time for writing? Then I thought about it: I was busy last week. Really busy. It wasn’t like I did nothing last week. I just didn’t have enough hours to fit in everything I had to do, much less the things I wanted to do. I have valid reasons for not getting to the writing. I may not be happy about the situation, but it is what it is, and I’m in the process of making my life more conducive to doing things I want to do, instead of merely what I have to do.
My (excellent list) of (valid) reasons I didn’t have time for writing last week:
1) I worked an extra day at the day job.
2) School. (And registering for summer classes, which I wasn’t planning on taking.)
3) I started packing my apartment in preparation for moving in 3 weeks or so. (Blech. I HATE packing.)
4) Pre-vacation planning and packing (I leave on Thursday.)
5) Extra schoolwork so I don’t have to do it while on vacation.
To me, those are excellent reasons (not excuses).
I did just sign up for a webinar Thursday with Holly Lisle and Booknook.biz about e-book formatting, so I’m counting that as writing-related for next week…
Also, I took a few hours out to go see Divergent. I haven’t read the book, but I loved the movie. I thought it was really well-done. Also, since my WIP (which currently stands for Work I’ve Paused) is dystopian, the movie got me thinking about the genre, which seems to have gotten big with the success of things like The Hunger Games and The Walking Dead (yes, I’m counting that here).
So, I’d really like to know: why do you like (or dislike) dystopian stories?
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