Mr. Munro went back to work today, and I went back to writing. I’ve had a great day and a reworked story will be heading to my editor’s inbox later this evening. It’s good to be back in a routine of sorts, although we’re off for a couple of days toward the end of the week to celebrate hubby’s birthday. The forecast is for sunny weather, which will be good. We’re taking the train to the National Park in the middle of the North Island. I thought it would take around three hours. I don’t know why I thought that. Mr. Munro informed me it will take around five hours to get to our destination. I mumbled about making sure my iPod and PDA were charged, although the scenery during the ride is stunning. New Zealand is a pretty country. Anyhow, my point is that I like being in a routine. I like knowing what I’m doing, and I’m mostly a creature of habit.
The wee dog isn’t very well again. We took her to the vet and have some new pills for her to take. Her hind quarters aren’t obeying commands so she’s walking like a drunken sailor at times. Poor wee thing. Hopefully the medication will improve things. She’s fifteen now and unfortunately age gets us all. Her drunken walking didn’t stop her from eating, however. When she stops eating I know things are really bad.
For visiting writers: how is the writing going? For all visitors: do you like a routine or do you thrive on the unexpected?
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January 5th, 2009 at 7:15 am · Link
Have a great time at the park, and happy birthday to hubby! :)
The writing is going. Not as smoothly as I hoped, but I think it will get better once I’m past this one section.
January 5th, 2009 at 7:44 am · Link
Shelley – I used to think of myself as spontaneous, that ‘routine’ was a bad word that stifled everything good. I don’t know if it’s age or kids, but now I THRIVE on routine. Crave it. NEED IT like I need coffee in the morning.
Especially since i’m juggling 4 people’s schedules, I like the Mon-Fri routine that allows me to know who’s doing what and when. These holiday times throw me off.
As for writing – due to having kids home and hubby’s erratic work schedule, NO writing was done over Christmas holidays. I’m so glad it’s Monday, January 5th and we’re back to routine :)
January 5th, 2009 at 9:23 am · Link
Hi Shelley,
Sorry your baby is feeling poorly. Not much you can do except keep them comfortable.
Ref: routine
I love doing things on the fly, but they have to be in and among my scheduled routine. As long as my structure is in place, the unexpected is a bonus and not a pain.
January 5th, 2009 at 9:42 am · Link
I thrive on routine, up to the point where it gets boring, then I like to break out of it and do something spontaneous–which for me entails declaring a day off and spending it reading, or going to town (3 hour round trip) and buying a Starbucks and a new book–as if I didn’t have stacks and stacks already of unread ones. At the moment, the writing is going great. Could be because I’m working on a MMF story, my favorite kind!
January 5th, 2009 at 9:56 am · Link
Hi Shelley,
We were also back at work today. A shock to the system. lol
I thrive on being organised but I like the odd surprise here and there.
I hope your little dog gets better soon. :)
Suz :)
January 5th, 2009 at 12:47 pm · Link
Sorry about the wee dog. Aww poor thing.
Writing is coming back as the routine starts again. My oldest is back in school HOORAY!
January 5th, 2009 at 12:54 pm · Link
I’m glad te rest of you tend to like routine, too. I was thinking I’d reached old fuddy-duddy status. If I have, then I’m not alone!
January 5th, 2009 at 3:12 pm · Link
hope you enjoy the outing, and hope your dog gets better
January 5th, 2009 at 5:09 pm · Link
Sorry to hear about your dog, hope she’s feeling better soon.
I write whenever I feel a need or if my daily quota hasn’t been met…the quota is small to encourage me to write–300 words. Otherwise I end up getting on a whirlwind and write for hours, often into the wee hours of the night. Sometimes I can get 10,000 words that way. I find working on different areas of my work in progress goes better than if I try to write from the beginning. Sometimes what I think is my beginning isn’t and something else goes in there instead.
January 6th, 2009 at 6:21 pm · Link
I’m a very “go with the flow” type of person. but lately when it comes to writing I need a schedule not of time but what I will focus on today… research, character development, blogs, scene writing etc. As for storyline I am a plotster…
My favorite quote describing it is “Writing is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”~E.L. Doctorow
January 10th, 2009 at 8:24 am · Link
Hope the pooch is better.
The writing Is going okay but I’d like it to go better.