Linda's Rainy ROW 80 Check-In

Well it  keeps doing nothing but rain, rain rain here. I don't know if it has anything to do with the spider I stepped on last week. It was a big barn spider. At least I don't need to water the garden. I just hope eveything does not rot in the ground instead. All this rain should keep me from making excuses to write, right? Well, at least to some extent. The sun did come out for a short time yesterday and we took advantage of it to get some outdoor chores done. Even the dog was able to get her bath in. She does not really enjoy getting the bath by the hose, but she does love being nice and fluffy when she is dry. I let her have an extra biscuit for her putting up with the cold water that came out of the hose for her final rinse. She was happy with that.

So how did I do for the week with my ROW80? I think I did pretty well. At the beginning of last week, I had somehow brought the word count up to 30 k on Aaron & Keja and as of yesterday I was at 31,600. I will keep on pushing to get this done. I have my sights set for Memorial Weekend and I keep telling myself I can do this. I mean this has to be the easiest part to write, right? I have my plot outline, which reads almost like a broken down synopsis, so I know where I am suppose to go with this story.

When I am done with this blog I will go and tackle the story some more.

There was an inspirational post earlier this week about gratification. I have decided to incorporate this gratification into my family life. My Mom and Mike want to repaint the interior of the house. I have to agree that it does need to be done. It has been almost seven years since it was last painted. Since they both have agreed to give Aaron & Keja the go over when I am done with the first edit. I told them I would buy the paint, a $60 dollar big bucket of white interior paint, after I finish the first edit.

Now I have not only set up gratification but also a little bit of pressure from those around me who have not really always taken my writing seriously. Mike has been a lot more serious about it than my Mom. At night she seems to want to disturb me on purpose. I can play my World of Warcraft game at night and she does not bother me then, but as soon as she hears me typing away, that is when she seems to want to break into my concentration.

Let me introduce you to Julie. She helps me with Aaron & Keja. I think of her when I am writing about Keja's character. She is 9 years old now and is beginning to show her age at times. But in her heart she is still a puppy. I think she would make a great Keja. She is bold most of the time and her bark is worse than her bite. The only thing she is afraid of is when the refrigerator compressor goes click and comes on. I don't know why.

She can be comical too. When bug season is in full swing we can mention a bug, a fly, being in the room and she will run around the room looking at her butt to see if it is chasing her.