I want a type writer

I mean, doesn't everyone?
While I love my computer, it can be a very distracting thing. I'm actually thinking of disconnecting it from the internet for certain hours of the day. The only problem is that when I'm working (I work from home) I need the internet. Bollocks! That won't work.

I remember when I was younger and writing all those stories that I never finished--I must have well over 200 hundred half started novels sitting in boxes in the closet in there--I wrote on a type writer.

I miss it.

I miss the sound of the electric typewriter? Do you remember? I loved the hum of the thing. And the sound of the metal clicking against the paper and roller. I think I'm going to try and find my old typewriter. It is probably rusted away in a dark corner of Mother's attic. I hope that racoon didn't get to it like everything else.

Work:
I made great progress last night. I have all my characters named (I hope that I don't have to change any of them)and have written down strength and weaknesses for all my characters in the YA. I have set it in South Carolina. I'm a southern writer for Pete's sake and I know nothing better than home. I'm actually now at section sheets. I'm going the Marshall way with this one, just because I want to work through his process. I've tried my own, and we'll just say that it took twice as long to write a short story as it should have.

But I'm pleased.

I'm working on the YA out of a notebook. A three ring binder. All my notes on characters, setting, premise (what I want my book to prove-and the moral of my story)are in those notes. I've already hand written over forty-five pages in the thing. Crazy. I've never, ever done this much pre-work on a story. Go figure. Probably why the rest weren't worth a shite.

I'm going to be taking my other Michelle blog. (The crazy ramblings one) and put all my book work over there. The pearl drops of wisdom and the banging of my head against walls on that blog. Just as fyi...in case anyone out there in cyber space cares...LOL

On a secondary note, the last few days I've spent reading some blogs. Interesting stuff that. I say just write the damn thing and learn your craft. The only way a writer gets better in my opinion is to write.

So that's exactly what I'm going to do.

P.S. That Man (borrowing from Joely's blog) hasn't fixed the holes in my kitchen walls from the dogs. I'll bet anyone ten bucks it will be this time next year before it gets finished...LOL