one step forward and two steps back

[truepenny]

Pay attention to that mood status line. It's a warning.

Now I know WHY I'm stuck in Chapter 2. Sadly, this revelation was not accompanied by choirs of angels telling me how to get UNstuck. Have painted self into corner where must expound upon theoretical thaumaturgy of imaginary world. *sigh* Making Shit Up is so much easier than trying to have it all make sense and be interconnected and holistic. Pity that Making Shit Up doesn't work over the long haul, and a 4 book series, in which the two books that are written thus far--1 and 3 (no, really, DON'T ask)--are each over 180,000 words long, is a very long haul indeed.

*feels vaguely and undeservedly sorry for self*

Managed to dream about Viggo Mortensen (with brown leather bomber jacket) last night. Good subconscious. Have a cookie.

Still refusing to look at dissertation chapter--which is rapidly turning into guilt god like Dirk Gently's refrigerator. Why oh why did I think I wanted a PhD? Is it too late to plead temporary insanity and get the hell out of Dodge?

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[heresluck]

Your subconscious needs to have a chat with my subconscious, which has not been so clever as to produce VM.

And we're having a dissertation pep talk when I get home.

Also: you like theoretical thaumaturgy! But I'll happily play sounding board for working-out of whatever should that seem appropriate to you.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Thanks, babe. You're the best.