NaNoWriMo word count total = 15,387. Quite happy with that. Had a day off on Saturday for my early birthday.
I've been doing some research for the novel. I really do love doing research. Finding out all sorts of interesting things most of which won't go in the novel, unless I can shoe-horn them in, which I may do because it's fascinating. (Yes I know that doesn't make a good novel.)
And of course one line of research leads to another almost totally unrelated but which has to be followed. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the internet is a wonderful thing.
But it is so easy to be distracted. As in life generally.
I was browsing to do some online shopping last night and ended up downloading a book for me. That wasn't the intention at all. I wasn't even browsing through books so I don't know how it happened. It's a book of Christmas-themed stories by famous women writers so will be worth it I believe.
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The internet can be a blessing and a curse. The other day I went to go look something up. Before putting in the search I remembered something else I wanted to look at. By the time I was done there I couldn't remember my original purpose for getting online.
Research can take one down a rabbit hole for sure. Fun though!
Have you come across a podcast called the rabbit hole detectives. Well worth a listen. The three presenters, Richard Coles, Kat Jarman and Charles Spencer are given a topic each to research and go down the internet rabbit holes and then give a 10 minute talk. Well worth a listen
Distractions are so easy when online and I often go down lots of rabbit holes when looking up just one thing. The book of Christmas stories looks like one I would enjoy, but doubtful it can be found in our library system, but still I will check.
Thanks for your recent comments on my blog, after being away for 2 weeks, I'm trying to catch up on blogger's previous posts.
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