2am, can't sleep. Started Something.

So, I can't get to sleep.
I am forced into minor action by my angry brain. I start a story.
This is what I've got so far:




Do you know what the future hates?
It hates you.
You, you vacuous deep fried burger eating fuckstain.
Do you know why the future hates you? Because you have no plan to deal with your shit. You just want to eat, sleep, fuck and watch TV before you die. And what happens then?
The future.
The bright shining future you won’t see so you have helped conspire not to happen.
So yes, the Future hates you.
But that’s ok.
It’s why I’m here.





Yeah, no sleep makes me a happy go lucky person, don't it.

Useless Metaphysical Mechanic

*cough* *shudder* *splutter*
"Damn it, what's wrong this thing?"
*ding*
"Maybe I can help, sir?"
"I dunno. It was going alright, now it seems to have trouble going anywhere. I think it's got stuck."
"Let me check" *Hits it with a hammer* "Sorry, sir. I think you're going to have to make the best of it."
"Well what's wrong with it?"
‎"Like you said, sir, stuck. Just try giving it a shift in direction every now and then."
"I do, but the roads keep crumbling."
"Well, keep trying, sir, everyone's got to find their own path for their life. Sorry I couldn't be more help."
"Cliche spouting tit." *Hits life with spanner and swears at it*
"Come on, come on. I was supposed to be somewhere by now!"

Done that now

Huzzah, I finally finished the awkward chapter!
It has take me a while, not being able to sleep and getting completely floored by my CFS mentally these past weeks hasn't helped, but it is at last done.
I don't know that I'm completely happy with how it has turned out, but I'm not going back to check until I do the next draft.
Could I work out how to end this chapter? Not really, I think it's now the longest one in the book so far, but I did it by letting the characters have a moment of full release from the tension with a giggling bout. It fits, it suits, I hope it works.

Now though, I can get onto the finale. Got the first big set piece coming up, which isn't action, but if I describe it properly, will still be a very cool moment for the reader to picture in their minds.

As for the project that is to follow, well, I'm putting the details in place. It's going to be a science fiction story, for adults, not the audience of this book. I may write up a couple of the short stories I have floating around in my head to get me back into that style of writing first.

All in all, progress is being made.

Words today: 469
Total Words: 34982

A slothful sense of no motion

Well, last week was mostly a bust. Spent all day Monday in bed, barely able to do anything. Couldn't even think about writing. The rest of the week wasn't much better, but I did get the first part of an action sequence done.
Then that was it until today. Part of that is because I went to see some friends in Reading over the weekend, which completely took it out of me.
I've managed about 45 minutes this morning, and that's it.
I have at least finished that action sequence, now I'm about to get going on the following one, which leads onto another one, and then there is a break before the big final action set piece. So I'm in sight of the conclusion.
A couple of issues as there are some plot points happening elsewhere that I should be making reference to, but I don't want to lose the momentum I've built up.

Words today: 653
Total Words: 25810

Blergh

Just over a thousand words in a about 40 minutes. Head feels like it's squashing my brain, which is the sign of a bad day coming.
So an hour early bail out here, can feel speech just slipping away. Still, had a character make a relevant point, one I'd not even considered until today.
Know what the next big action scene is, now all I need is a better fix on the location of one of Britain's treasures - not a lost one I hasten to add, they know where it is - I just need to know where in the where it is.

Words today: 1043
Total Words: 21950

Week 2 - Villains and Monsters

Well, day 1 of week 2 and I'm still getting up and going to work at my desk.
This is a good thing.
Last week I went to Brighton on Thursday after my work and a very sudden meeting with my advisor. I hadn't managed to get into Brighton to pick up my comics for about 6 months (I can tell this because there were 6 issues of The Walking Dead for me to buy), which meant that there was a big old stack of nearly 40 comics. Costing me, well, let's just say it was not cheap.
So I won't leave it that long again.

Unfortunately I overestimated how much energy I had to spare and had a major crash on the train home.
I had really forgotten just how bad my bad can be. I was pale, sweaty, feeling nauseous. Unable to sit properly or hold my head by by use of my neck muscles alone. I must have looked like I either had the plague or was going cold turkey.
It's been a long time since I overextended myself like that and now I remember why.
I guess I just have to stick my hand in the fire every so often to remind myself that it's hot and it hurts.

That left Friday as a kille and I had to quit after 45 minutes. Managed about 700 words though, so not a total wash-out.

Today I start after a weekend of not exactly taking it still, by being mostly sedentary.

Today I have revealed the villains history, which did not even exist until this morning, when I was stuck for what actually happened in this chapter/scene.
But with his history now fixed, he becomes more than just this shadowy boogey man that he has been.
Plus it gives our wise character real motivation beyond the obvious to lay the big ole smack down in the finale.

Today's Word Count: 1787
Total Words: 14613

Day 3 hates me.

And here's where it becomes hard.
Woke up this morning knowing that I had no real clear idea of where today's writing was going to take me. I know the general ideas I need to get down, but I haven't been through the specifics in my head. This is where the word count slows considerably normally.
Added to that today is the first day I'm fighting with my CFS to get anything done. It was going to happen sooner or later, it just seems like it's sonner, which is a bugger.

Yesterday went well. Another chapter completed, the following chapter started. Only 2000 words, but that's the target I like to aim for.
Now I have to work out how many people are going to appear in this new section, do I need to create a new character. And horror of horrors, if I get past this bit I DO know what comes next, but I have yet to name the villain!
Argh, I hate naming characters, it's not something that ever comes easy!

Total words at start of today: 8994 (Almost a 6th of projected total, and I started on chapter 5!)

Edit:
40 minute early bail out today. Can't concentrate any more, CFS kicking my brain to mush.
Still, 1305 words done. The mysterious M revealed, with humour and gags that hopefully are funny.
Total words at bail out: 10304