On Thursday I spent time researching murder, hanging and arsenic. It is amazing what you can find by simply googling things as I starting point.
On Friday I spent time goggling events of my chosen year (1936) and also read lots of cases of poison from the 1930s.
Now the weekend I have been staying with some of my friends and we watched all 4 Scream movies in an early Halloween kind of extravaganza! Even though I technically need to do half an hour of something today I am going to count watching these as research as it did get me thinking about red herrings, motives and back storys. Also I had a good chat about writing with one of my friends which I loved as I so rarely talk about writing in my 'real' life. Also she has offered me her flat one weekend during NaNo as a bit of an escape as she will be away the saturday till sunday. I know I live alone so technically can lock the door, turn off my phone and settle in but there is something so inviting about a change of scene. I can't wait.
So time wise, I have done really well if I do say so myself! My Upstairs, Downstairs DVD arrived on Friday so I think watching an episode of that and taking notes seems like a great plan for tomorrow night.
Another lovely thing is that Nicole has asked me to be her ROWsista! I felt so touched that she thought of me and I look forward to getting to know her better as we
So week one, goals met and a happy me. It feels so good to be doing something productive towards my writing even though I get terrified when I think of plotting my NaNo murder mystery....better start soon in case I struggle. Off to check out some check-ins before bed.
Yay for meeting your goals!
ReplyDeleteYay for spending time with friends!
Yay for having a ROWsista!
Keep it up =)
Great job on meeting your goals! Back story and red herrings are tricky, so good luck on those:)
ReplyDeleteGreat job Em. Stay strong and Rock The ROW!!! ~clink~
ReplyDeleteWhat a good week for you. Well done. Hope this one goes as well!
ReplyDeleteThat's great you'll have somewhere different to go for a change of scenery. Last year I went to Bournemouth for a weekend, long walks on the beach worked for my productivity :-)
Good job, darling! My website won't load so I can't post my goals, but I have them and am here to cheer you on! Hope your world is getting more perky :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear that things are going well! I am going to have some thought about red herrings and whatnot eventually, since that is the most sparse part of the my murder mystery from CampNaNo. I may be picking your brain at some point in the future. :D
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of going someplace new for a change of pace and scenery next month. That'll be tons of fun!
Have a wonderful week!
Great job, Em! Super congrats on gaining a ROWsis, you and Nicole are both fantastic people :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Hmmm. Reading your post Em, I'm thinking that we really might have to influence each other to stay ROWing because I also tend to watch movies and call it research.....
ReplyDeleteJust kidding. We'll be a good team. A weekend in a new secluded environement should help with making progress on the plotting.
Thank you so much everyone for your comments! Week one was good but week 2 is tough to fit the writing time in....how on earth am I going to do NaNo? Ok, will save that freak out for another day!
ReplyDeleteHope you all have great second weeks!
Wow, good work. And the weekend away sounds great. Yay!
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