The hidden godsend that is blogging... (I know, I know, I've always been a slow learner)

I was dwelling on work again this morning.  It led me to think about the fact that I am truly a dweller.  And I assume it must be pretty common in writers...?

Well, here's my assumption(s) that may or may not be true:

* Writers tend to be introverted

~It just goes with the nature of writing.  All those long hours willing to spend with just yourself and your imagination.

~We aren't in the center of things, stirring up trouble; instead we're watching things unfold from the outskirts, taking notes, so to speak.

I wonder if there are many extroverts that actually spend all that time writing their story/committing their imaginations to paper/actually sitting in a room all by themselves instead of being with people?  Maybe they're the verbal storytellers that are over there weaving fanciful stories for their younger sister.  Maybe there are actually extroverted writers but I don't really know any writers and so I am coming to the exact wrong conclusion (because ignorance is bliss and my normal state of being)....

It doesn't matter.  I just wish that I didn't dwell, that I could immediately get back into my story world, without having to put the day's events behind me first.

I was against the blogging concept for me at first because I thought I would work on this instead of the story.  Which is BAD and I already did too much of.  But instead it's been a great way to get the real world behind me and rev myself up to go back into story mode.  It centers my mind, gets me excited to write again.  

So, what is up with my scene from yesterday? It's not that every scene is wonderful and perfect but it's the first scene where I'm not sure whether it's going to fly/ that has the ugh/I don't think so factor in it.  

But I'm liking my Nano goal- 2 hours a day, 5 days a week.  I have failed miserably and allowed life and TV to prevent me from winning.  But it's definitely something that will be my new daily habit. My new year round Nano.  

The plus side is this should train my Muse to show up.  It's supposed to get easier, the more you do it, to get back into the story.  And if I'm stuck, I have to remember to take a step back and plan.  As soon as I did that the other day (Saturday actually) I came up with a couple of scenes.  And as I was writing the first of them, it has turned into/pointed to several (absolutely plenty for the Journey chapter).  Actually too many.  Which brings me to my next thought...

My book is too long. 

I decided though.  I'm not cutting anything out, I'm not rushing ahead if there's actual story to tell.  I'm going to tell the whole story, make sure that something is happening, someone is learning something or etc.  and I'll analyze it later, after it's set awhile and after I've taken Holly Lisle's revision course next year.  And then, after it looks beautiful to me, I'll send it to my first reader and see if she's swept into it or she can't force herself to read the next page.  

And so far (I am way too close to it to be objective) but so far, I love what's happening.  I don't know my characters well enough (at least some of the characters) but that should resolve itself as I spend time with them.  I have finally grasped the fact that my MC absolutely has to be 2 years older but that can resolve itself in revisions too.  I'm letting story be what it is.  I'm going to tell the WHOLE story and worry about the length or whether it's a series after I've actually reached the end.  Maybe I'll be able to jump a few years ahead in awhile.  That was the plan, it just hasn't happened yet... my muse isn't ready for it to happen yet.

So tonight,  I'm going to grab something to eat and then set the magical timer, take a deep breath, blank out my mind, and into the story I go...