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Just Keep Writing

18 Sunday Nov 2018

Posted by toearlyretirement in My Journey, Travel, Writing

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Inspiration, Japan, kimono, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, persistence, perspiration, Travel, Writing, Writing goals

I arrived back in Melbourne yesterday at 8:00am. It was a red-eye flight and I had very little sleep: I had one screaming toddler, one loud snorer, and a man sitting next to me who seemed unhappy with the amount of space I wanted to take up. I can’t say I blame him, economy seats are not large.

I had a fantastic time in Japan, my Facebook friends have all been spammed with my food photos, and my various landscapes, but here is a sample of the good ones:

Close up of a collection of small rocks arranged on top of a stone post.
Close up of cup containing frothy yellow soft drink. Text on cup reads 'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Universal Studios Osaka'
large three tiered Japanese pagoda style building. upper two floors are covered in cold. Forest and mountain in background.
A white woman wearing traditional Japanese kimono stands in front of a lake, tree with striking red foliage, and a mountain in the background. Kyoto, Japan.
Autumn. Large stone with Japanese writing carved into it on right. Tree with yellow and red foliage on the left. Japan.

I managed to keep up with NaNoWriMo while I was travelling. I had plenty of time on trains where I was able to sit down and just write for an hour or so. I’m lucky enough to be able to get my 1700-odd words out in about an hour, usually, and being unable to scroll through my social media while ‘thinking’ about writing certainly helps.

My NaNoWriMo manuscript’s working title is ‘Well Suited’. The two main characters are both professional, and very well dressed. My hero is a three-piece suit wearing graphic designer and my heroine is a sharply dressed legal adviser. I mocked up a cover but I don’t like it enough to show anyone.

Now that I’m back, I think it will be harder to get my words done. I’ve filled up my days a lot now that I’m home. I’ve even had to pull out of a project until after December 1 because I was trying to do too many things at once. Even now I’m blogging instead of NaNo-ing!

Better get back to it. Much love!

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