Trying something new--going to bed early

In an effort to rock better with N's world, tonight, I am going to sleep early. I am so ready though--work has been crazy (which is normal actually) and I'm pretty darn tired at night. Tons of energy during the day now--which is is awesome--but it has quickly become apparent that I am sliding back into the same non-writing-during-week rut. I've tried writing during work, taking my laptop with me, but frankly? In my office, that doesn't work because there is no escape. We haven't a lunch room, our cars are parked clear down thataway, there aren't any places to hide in the building, and to go to a restaurant is not in my best interests. I do not eat out. I am saving for Wales, and losing weight (27.5 now) with many plans for enjoying the new me this summer. And not alone.

So, starting tomorrow, things are going to change.

Taking an idea from bodlon, which okay has been done by thousands of writers before him but for some reason seeing his success has been inspiring, I'm going to, instead of lazing around from 6:30 until I leave the house at 8:00, get my laptop revved at 6:35 (after letting puppies outside) and turn to fiction.

That way, I will get to work at 8:30, and go back to skipping lunch and leaving at 4:30. (Okay more like work through lunch). Lunch hour is such a waste of time (esp. given I can email and such all day long, and avoid most lj participation during the day). Then, once free of work, having my writing under my belt, I can go home and ENJOY the evening with Nick, with my puppies, watching whatever N and I are watching, poking around TWU and catching up on the rpg I watch...all without the all consuming GUILT I am currently living with.

Weekends--that's not a problem. But during the week, it is so hard to find time AND brain to write. So if I can't first thing in the morning? Well. I've got a problem, don't I. A real big problem.

State of the original fic:

OFN (One False Note) or, as I usually call it, ballet dancer story, is coming along very nicely. I'm at 27,560 words. Am just so in love with these guys I could cry. I MISS THEM! Meaning--I can't seem to get anything done on them during the week...that sucks and I am tired of it. It is a ballet dancer and a musician story, it is mystery, the past haunting the present, a bored killer who decides to torment the younger brother as he did the older...and for Lee, coming to terms with the person who really is, instead of the facade he has a habit of presenting to the world. Oh so typical C here--it took me, oh, 27,525 words to actually get Lee and Gev together where they will HAVE to be together the rest of the fic. Yeah. I love long fics, and lol this will be another. Hopefully not 250k like the last ones. Think?

I am really hoping I will hear from my editor. Soon. Frustrated as always, trying to be patient and understanding as always.

And now, for the shocker...I have a Torchwood fic I am going to write. Actually, to be honest? I have three, but I can't write the third, biggest one, just yet. One of the characters, okay the main character is not available yet to my brain. LOL. No, that makes no sense I know...but it does to me. Really. But also, I will be heavily research Wales while we're there--I have too many questions that need to be answered. It is I guess maybe atypical for fanfic, in that it is a true mystery with a serial killer (created by N, actually). I plan to hit this while waiting to hear on OFN after it is turned in. It'll be a good time for it.

So, what I plan to do now, first, inbetween and alongside OFN--after watching a TW episode with N the other evening, I realized there was a HUGE plot hole. I mean, PLOTHOLE. And it won't leave me alone. How this could've been overlooked, I have NO idea. Sweet. I hope it hasn't been explored but given it involves a secondary character, possibly not. But I am going to. Yeah. I've always been afraid wary of attempting writing in a canon-heavy fandom, but as I've found myself drawn into a very nice group of writers, I am finding myself a little more comfortable with the idea. I won't be posting anything here though--I'll use a separate journal for that. It is created, but friendless for now.

Bedtime now. I am suitably tired--long stressy day (big boss in town). Tomorrow...well, hopefully quieter. We'll see. I hope so.

And I hope I find my head clear enough first thing in the morning to actually follow through with my plans. I aim to try.

C