The Park

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As of 0126: Not sure, again. I have to transcribe my doodles first. It’s a lot though. I can scribble fast when needed.

Yesterday, I realized something. Never write depressing scenes in public.

True story. Over dinner break earlier (technically, yesterday), I was doodling about a small but key scene for my MC. It’s about her childhood, blah, blah, blah. As I was becoming engrossed with the details and dialogue, tears were gushing out my eyes. I mean, seriously. It was runny nose and the works. Who would’ve thunk? When I came to my senses, I noticed a faint piano playing in the background, some sort of a sad love song. I had to laugh because I was crying on cue to a soundtrack. Hee.

Anyway, I wasn’t totally in the public view. I settled in a corner somewhere at the Park. (At work, we call a huge lounge-like area with this huge skylight, The Park. And there is a Steinway — available for employees, visitors, and patients — located at the center. Hence, the piano-playing background. Sometimes, I’d bring sheet music and play myself. But I digress.) So I was in a public area but not exactly in public view. I think nobody saw me. Although I’m pretty sure, someone heard me when I was blowing my nose.

If you think I am exaggerating, you’re wrong. I got really into it. And it is weird. Although there is the big possibility that I’m just being hormonal…

As of 0405: 13,652 + 400ish doodles. I’ll transcribe them this weekend.

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As of 0146: I’m not exactly sure because I have to transcribe my doodles from earlier. I had written about a few hundred words.

About the novel. The working title is ‘Finding Home’. As I’ve mentioned before, I am going for romantic melodrama. I have a yearning to write a K-drama-esque book. You know, those tear-jerking and laughable plots. I want to write one of those. Hee.

Will I be killing any of the MCs? Well, I am still in the exposition part, introducing various characters. I want to but I’m in a wait and see mode.

What about the plot? Hmmm. I don’t really have a coherent plot. But I assure you that I’ve covered one of the major K-drama cliches. Hah.

As of 0403: 12,793 I’m sleepy. But I’m toiling hard.

As of 2121: 13,214 Thank god for dinner breaks (at work, I mean).

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As of 0308: Same as yesterday. Since I have a day off from work, I decided to spend the whole day bumming. You know, normal stuff. Catching up on Chuck and Samanth Who, learning to play a Tagalog song called Kailangan Kita, reading about the WGA strike, etc. I’ll be back on track tomorrow. I hope.

More non-nanowrimo bits.

I’ve been following the WGA strike because: 1. the longer it draws out I, as an audience member, will feel the effect on the small screen, 2. it’s Hollywod drama, baby.

And oh, boy. It gets crazy.

For the latest strike news, head to Deadline Hollywood Daily.

Let me interrupt my, erm, novel writing to bring news. More like, rehashing news.

JOSS WHEDON IS BACK!!! Well, in the small screen, I mean. His Jossness will be co-producing a new series called ‘Dollhouse’, starring Elisha Dushku (Yay! Faith!).

Shiny.