I have a tendency to fall off Planet Earth for a few weeks in November. Because of having to hit a daily word count at night after working all day, there’s little time for gaming, socializing, and TV.

I was so frustrated with my protagonist yesterday that in the first 100 words I had her murdered by a Starbucks barista who harvested her organs on the black market. Chuck came home and glanced at my screen (since I was so busy scowling at it) and said, “Ooookay, someone needs a break.”  So we went out to dinner at Lis Doon Varna, a little Irish restaurant in Peoria.

I came back to my senses after dinner and deleted the 100 words that killed off my protagonist, and all was right with the world again — at least for another day.  Chuck went to bed early, which left me to crank out 2000 words in the span of an hour and a half. Not a bad night’s writing.

Peoria Balloon Illumination

We were planning to to go TEDx tonight, but since we’re going to help chase crew for a hot air balloon tomorrow morning and have to get up at 5am, we decided to opt-out. I am SO EXCITED about the hot air balloon! I’ll post pictures later on tomorrow afternoon (probably after a nap and word count). Phantom of the Opera is tomorrow night at ASU Gammage as well. Busy weekend!