So I’m writing this while according to science there’s a partial eclipse happening outside the window. I hadn’t noticed. Oops. Let’s blame the cloud cover.
Have you noticed how once you start writing (or reading) you enter another world? If I’m totally into a scene I’m writing, when I look up, I expect the time of day to be the time in the scene. That can be weird, since I’ll suddenly want dinner at morning tea time 🙂
I can also lose track of my responsibilities — like posting on this blog! I have three stories on the go at the moment (2 short and one long). Typically I focus on a single story. Hopping between steampunk, science fiction and contemporary romance is taking all my concentration. I should chain myself to the desk till the two shorts are done.
Adios! my steampunk heroine is about to be kidnapped … the dastardly villain is kind of cute, though 🙂
3 responses to “Oblivious”
Cloudy everywhere! Here it cleared up just as the eclipse ended … typical.
Nice to know I'm not alone in "forgetting" the housework 🙂
Thanks for dropping in, Maria and D!
That makes complete sense to me. When I'm in the zone, I swear I've entered some sort of TARDIS and time travelled several hours without ever knowing where that time went. As for responsibilities – well surely the housework can wait one more day, right? 🙂
It's cloudy where I am as well.
We've been cloudy too so no eclipse for me.
I had to laugh when you mentioned losing track of responsibilities. I HAVE to have a list and a timetable if I want to get things done. If I don't, I'll spend all my time on one thing to the detriment of the others. This is why I try to do all the "rotten" jobs first so at least I have washed dishes once in a while. 🙂