However, lately, I have been working really hard on NaNoWriMo. As I write this, I have already surpassed the halfway point to 50,000 words. Needless to say, my brain is fried.
My writing is not suffering. Well, at least not the writing for my book. That is all I think about. My talking is suffering though. I seem to be going through lapses of brain farts. As the pressure builds up, I can't seem to get the words out of my mouth. Mid-sentence I will just stop. And then my husband has to nudge me. Almost like he has to give me a jolt to start my brain.
I am stuttering over my words or stopping completely mid sentence. My favorite consequence to having the brain farts is when I randomly stare off into the air. Yep... nobody's home.
So, while I may sound normal and come across very normal while I interact online, that is not the case if you see me in person. So this is my warning to you, because I can only assume that it is going to get worse. After all, I am only in to NaNoWriMo one week. There is still three more to go. God help me and anyone who tries to have an intelligent.....
Seems a strange way to react to all that writing, but I'm sure it will pass. I've noticed that I sometimes have trouble thinking of the word I want to use, both in speech and writing. It seems to be getting worse the longer we are in Thailand. I am also guilty of speaking in Thainglish way too much...a symptom of all the clipped speech and simplified senteces used on a daily basis here to try and convey your thoughts to non-native English speakers. My older boys sometimes laugh at me and wonder if I am going senile :)
ReplyDeleteOh no... I hope this isn't a permanant condition. Just kidding. I think it is just that I am really wiped out. I have been getting up really early to be getting all my writing done. Maybe it isn't the writing at all - maybe I just need to get some more sleep.
Deletehaha...I can relate to you except the brain farts.
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking of my plot all the time...while sleeping I am imagining about Albert or Amelia or Anton. My kid's teacher called me today with regards to my son's work and I forgot her name. Kept calling her Amelia for some reason and her name is Amy.
I guess one has to live those characters to try to portray the correct emotional write ups.
Good luck to you, Stacy!
You really do live the characters. I got excited talking to my husband about it tonight... almost like I was talking about real people! :)
DeleteLol...you make me laugh! I've suffered from this problem myself from time to time, but I was calling it mommy brain! When I write fiction (which is not often) I do kind of tune out the world and I have trouble interacting in the real world. Last time I did nanowrimo, my husband was constantly asking me what was wrong or wanting to know why I wouldn't talk to him. It consumed me.
ReplyDeleteAnd then I got over it. :)
Ha ha - Mommy Brain.. brain farts... they always get the best of us. I will admit though, NaNo really is kind of consuming me. Not that it is the only thing I do... I got some laundry done today. Would hate for my family to be running around naked!
DeleteStacy, can truly relate and mine is from writing and mommy brain combined. I just wrote a post about not truly paying attention to my husband and feeling guilty about this, too. Like you I can't stop writing and then I have trouble concentrating on anything else. So yes I am right there with you on this and like you said 3 more weeks to go and counting, lol!!
ReplyDeleteI already said goodbye to my husband... I did that at the end of October. My kids aren't being as understanding. My son seems to want more attention now than he ever has before. I keep ignoring them. They will get my undivided attention come December! :)
DeleteI have a similar problem blogging, except I can have it all in my head - exactly how I want to write it - but when I sit down I can't get it into the keyboard. It's the strangest thing and does my head in.
ReplyDeleteI think it's fallout from having 4 kids - the babybrain never goes away.
I sometimes have the same problem... I have what I wanted written perfectly outlined in my head... and when I try to put it to words, it just doesn't come out the same. I will also blame my kids! :)
DeleteYou have no idea how good it is to hear that!! Not that your brain is farting or being fried...LOL! But, I must admit, I'm feeling similar. I'm sitting at around 22 000 words, but I'm only 1/4 way finished. I want to try and get to at least 80 000 words. I can't stop thinking about my story - I can't turn it off. I've found that I'm often sneaking the latest scene into a conversation with my husband. Then I get cross when he's not interested. Can't say I blame him. I really need to try and switch off. The next 21 days need to fly! Hang in there...we'll be normal and sane again soon!!
ReplyDeleteI am hoping for about 80,000 words by the time I am finished as well. I figure that is about a 200 page book. That to me is a good easy read but not to short. And I can't stop thinking about my story either. My husband is going mad because I keep talking about it. He is even dreaming about it at night... LOL.... Oh normalcy return. Oh wait - we are writers - that will never happen! :)
DeleteMy wife has done that since I married her. I call it BBSBS (Bleached Blonde Syndrome Bull Sh..). Then again, she was born and bred in Alabama. It's actually nice as I can finish her sentences as I wish to, instead of what she thought she was going to say, if she could've remembered. lol Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteThat is a good point of view to have... now my husband can answer the way he likes to! ha ha ha... and just think he has been doing it the wrong way all this time. He nudges me to finish my thought! :)
DeleteI actually laughed out loud when I saw the picture at the top of this post. I've felt like that since November started. Although I'm sorry anyone else is going through it, it's nice to know I'm not alone. We're 1/3 of the way through the month!
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the greatest picture! LOL But it is nice to know that we aren't going through this alone. It is nice to have the support system.
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