I've been bringing a lot of work home lately. I'm not a fan of working outside of the prescribed work times, but sometimes it just has to be done. (And technically, I'm salaried, meaning I'm never really off the clock.)
Tonight, I wrote two manuals for the software program we use in fundraising. We're moving to an entirely new system in a few months, but it was necessary to write these manuals for the old system as well. This part of it isn't really changing much, and it'll give me a head start on the new manuals I have to write. I get to pass my knowledge to a selected few tomorrow, (read: captive audience), so I'm pretty excited to see how this is received.
In a sick sort of way, I really enjoy doing this sort of thing. (Go creationist part of me!) But I wish it was a different sort of writing. I really enjoy creative writing, and I haven't been very motivated lately. I have about 4 things in the works right now, but I've been too focused to make any progress on them. One, which is a screenplay type of thing, is pretty complete in my head. There are details I have to finalize, but I just need to get it into words. I have blocks of dialogue just floating around up there, mingling out of order with scenes and characters and settings... but it's just disorder right now. I need to make it something cohesive and then force it upon someone else to tell me how it is. Really, what's the point of writing something if no one is reading?
Historically, I do my best writing in hotels, when no one else is around. (No, I'm not JK Rowling and this isn't Harry Potter. But she has a wonderful theory of writing in specific settings for maximum efficiency.) The big problem I have is the lack of a writing device. (ie: a laptop.) I have an ancient laptop, but it's horribly slow to boot up. I can type ahead of it's ability to display things on the screen. I might be better served with just a pen and paper, which means competing with my ever so sloppy handwriting. (And, I have notepads and notepads of story scribbles. All I need is more 1/2 constructed story ideas.)
I'm off to DC in a few days, so maybe something will come across that will facilitate my creative streak. Maybe I'll find a free coupon for a laptop while I"m walking down the street. Maybe I'll find further motivation. Anyone willing to be a surrogate muse for a weekend?
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