The Perils of Writing

As part of new beginnings in the new year, I sort of stated to myself that Wednesdays would be writing day. This morning I gave myself the goal of writing 5 pages in a story by the end of the day. Well, that didn't happen. I got 3 pages written, which isn't quite so bad, actually. And it was in a new short story, part of the Lisiria Chronicles. I'm hoping that it will be the first of the Chronicles that will actually be completed, as a first draft in any case. I find myself working hard to develop these characters as separate entities from their original incarnations and I think I'm succeeding well in this case. The story is entitled The Education of Gareth. The first chapter is completed, and I anticipate there being no more than 3 more to come. A short story by far.

Today marks my first experiment with video journaling. Only time will tell whether or not this is a useful tool, but it's certainly entertaining. It's really embarrassing to watch myself talk - that's definitely a point of low self-esteem for me and something I should probably work on. But I imagine that it would be useful as I talk far faster than I type, and my thoughts race even faster. Really I just want to ensure that I have some work to present at the upcoming Writer's Circle meeting. I have a new chapter of Snow Falls Slowly, but that story is in such a state of disarray that I am weary of presenting it right now. I met with a psychology professor a couple weeks ago to discuss mental heath disorders and now I'm a bit confused. I definitely need some work on that story...maybe some video journaling. ^^