Shall I skip the yes I’m still behind bit? Ok then, but I’m now at just over 15,000 words on my NaNoWriMo, I stalled a bit yesterday as I reached a point in the plot where my heroine was banging on a door in her wind swept dressing gown, in the dark, the door is about to open and she sees something that tips her rather precarious mental health completely over the edge, thing is I have no idea what that thing behind the door was. I know some of the criteria of what it needs to be, just don’t know exactly what it is, so I stopped writing yesterday at that point. Today it occurred to me that as I know the next scene afterwards, I can just insert a great big place marker and carry on writing, I have now got to another pivotal scene where my heroine realises that maybe her mental health isn’t quite as wonky as she thinks it is and now I’m a bit stuck again, I feel another place marker coming up, as again I do know what happens next. I’m think I’m currently suffering from an excess of speed, normally when I approach a project I research, research and over research, I’ve done none for this except for a few quick googles for stuff I needed the specific name of and my lack of research is now showing because the story features vampires and the two scenes I’m stuck on are the first two vampire scenes. I need to re-read one of my favourite classics (Dracula of course) and maybe do some mythology research, but that will be in December, until then anything I’m not sure of will have a great big red placeholder.
Other than NaNoWriMo, life is getting extremely busy, with multiple things scheduled each day it seems between now and Christmas, often clashing. Today was a coffee morning, with us mums getting the diaries out to see if we could all schedule the same date for a christmas dinner and dividing up the various military-esque operations that are involved in the cake sale, coffee mornings and night outs. After that it was a rush to John Lewis to get some spotty fabric at a day’s notice, then back home for a delivery and then out again for a parent teacher consultation, all before picking up Girl Lacer from school. The parent teacher consultation went well by the way, Girl Lacer is doing well and is proving to be a bright girl, if still virtually married to her best (male) friend who she’s known since 2. After school is was using said spotty fabric to make a quick teddy bear costume for school tomorrow (for Children in Need), all I can say is thank god for spotty fake fur fabric that doesn’t need hemming!
Tomorrow is spotty day at school, followed by another tap / modern lesson followed by going into town to see (drum roll) Cybermen turn on the Christmas lights (woo hoo)! Friday is healthy eating day and cake sale. Weekend is a complete and utter spring clean and prepping for work as the occupational therapist is coming to visit on Monday and I’m working Monday night.
Tuesday is the first speech therapy appointment since Boy Lacer’s playgroup assessment, which was the final assessment that was lacking when Boy Lacer was diagnosed hence the diagnosis of social communication disorder probable autistic spectrum, we were told that the diagnosis was likely to change to ‘just’ autistic spectrum once the playgroup assessment had been done. No idea what the speech therapist decided after the playgroup assessment but the fact that she’s (after seeing Boy Lacer at playgroup) put his name for a panel deciding on extra funding for help at playgroup, I consider it a clue. So anyway Tuesday should be interesting, although I don’t know if they’re going to insist on an actual paediatrician’s appointment before we get the final diagnosis.
Wednesday and Thursday, I don’t think I’m doing anything but I bet there’s something and Friday I start the first of my many book selling events for this Christmas and attend a seperate drinks night. All this and write another 35,000 words, yes very likely.
No wonder I’m feeling under the weather! Next time I’m bored with nothing to do, remind me!
