Catching Up!

I've done a good bit of word count over the last couple of days, which I'm really proud of. Yes, I caved and added the GSS (gratuitous sex scene) which was more difficult to write than I expected. It's too bad about those kittens... (ooh, was that my outside voice???)

Anyhow, I broke 30K tonight, which I'm extremely happy about. If I keep this pace up over the next week I will actually have a shot in hell of finishing. I would have kept going tonight except for a couple of things...

1. Denny's is a great place to work on my novel but, as Scott pointed out in one of his posts, a very *very* bad place to eat. My tummy had words with me this evening after I had dinner there. That was a distraction.

2. I moved to the local Barnes & Noble Cafe after I left Denny's but there was a guy there who looked uncannily like someone I dated back in high school. I finally determined that he was speaking in a Russian-ish foreign language to the gal he was with, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't my ex-boyfriend, but that really threw me for a loop. Again, a distraction.

3. My carpal tunnel decided tonight would be a good night to act up. I know, I know, what the heck am I doing typing *now* if I can't type on my novel... Well, I'm wearing my brace, which helps, but I also know this post is only gonna be so long.

I'm glad we're not having a huge thanksgiving extravaganza this weekend, so I'll have plenty of guilt-free time to write. I just have to make sure I block out some good chunks of time to spend at either Round Table - the other place besides Denny's where I seem to get a lot done, and my tummy doesn't even complain at me about it - or Starbucks.