As I've mentioned before, this whole craft fair in November thing is making me really nervous. It's hard to explain why, but I think I summed it up best when I told a couple of people yesterday (both at different times) that I'm the Queen of What If. As in...what if no one buys anything? What if everybody hates it? What if I'm the only booth where people don't stop? What if, what if, what if. And never the positive what if question, never 'what if everyone loves my stuff and I run out of stock while I'm there,' noo, never that.
Figures.
I feel like I'm becoming boring, though, like this is the only thing that I talk about lately. That's not entirely the case--I had a big, long post all drafted up the other day, but figured that no one really wanted to read me ranting about the disgustingness that is the ladies room here at work. I've mentioned that before, but this time, it was just horrible. I figured that I ought to spare you all the agony of it, though--it was really, really nasty.
Oh, I meant to add, I'm really seriously considering the NaNoWriMo thing again this year--even though the past two years have been pretty much miserable failures. Last year, I didn't even get an idea til the month was almost over. Agh. I've had one for awhile now, though, so...we'll see. If I get that far, and if anyone's interested, I suppose I can make it available for viewing, with the caveat that 50,000 words in a month does not make for concise plot lines, tight dialogue, or generally anything that resembles *good* writing. Plus, it'll be fanfic, sort of (but not HP or LotR), so...I don't know. If there's interest, let me know, I'll think about it.
See? There really is more to life than nerves and beads. Heh. :)
Posted by Liz at October 7, 2004 07:36 AMWe should both do it... it'll be good for us. :)
Posted by: Clay at October 7, 2004 08:49 AMIf you don't stop what-if'ing, I will make Frostbite bite you.
Re: craft fair: I've seen your work, and you do wonderful stuff. People will buy. If it helps, go into it as a learning experience, and not as an "I need to make oodles of cash" experience. Sometimes just the mindset changes everything. But, truly, you do wonderful stuff.
Re: NaNoWriMo - Do it, do it, do it. I've never read any of your fiction, but I've read your blog and the essays you had posted, and such, and you're a compelling writer. And I'm not just saying that because I just got made ML for Arlington/Grand Prairie Texas. :)
I don't know what I'm writing about this year, either...last year it was all there. This year, I need to settle and focus a bit.
And you're not boring. I mean, we all talk about the things that are foremost on our minds. That's what blogs are for. So, mine is all house-house-house write now. And yours is all about what you're working on. Nothing wrong in that.
Posted by: Melissa at October 7, 2004 11:49 AMI'm gonna try NaNoWriMo after a two or three year hiatus from failing miserably at it.
Posted by: Guppy at October 7, 2004 01:09 PM