Wed Reading Meme or rather writing meme

Not really reading anything new, doing more writing actually. Finally ironed out the action scene that seemed to be going on forever and I'd gotten myself a bit entangled in. Action scenes are harder for me to write, I prefer dialogue and descriptive passages. But I do like the challenge, and I admittedly prefer to read them over long descriptive passages. Also, it doesn't make sense for a first person narrator who is an adrenaline junkie and action oriented to write long descriptive passages.

Today, I got a bit angsty about the whole writing thing. For one thing, the words felt a bit stuck in the old gullet at work. I was trying to write business emails...and they just weren't flowing. Flowing now. Maybe it was the business writing that was stumping me? Switching styles can occasionally throw me off. For another, I wondered who in the hell I was going to ask to beta my book once I finished the first draft. It's science fiction, harder to find readers for science fiction. Oh well, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Along with whether it can be published, who will publish it, and who will bother reading it. A sure way to end up with writer's block is to start asking yourself these types of questions.

I'd share passages from it with you all, but alas, I fear your response. So no. Probably not a good idea. Another sure way of getting writer's block. Fanfic is easy to share online, so too is meta, but original work...not so much, for some reason. I think - it's not as safe. There's no well boundary between the writer and the work. I mean with fanfic writing, you're writing about someone else's world, their characters, etc -- and it's just your interpretation or take on them. Sort of like meta in that way. It's not quite as "personal". While an original work -- it's all you. Everything came out of your head. The trick, of course, is not to invest your ego in it -- which I'm working on, but it's hard.

Reading wise, I'm in a bit of slump. I can't really find anything that is hitting my mood --- so am re-reading a bunch of books. It's not like I don't have a lot of books to choose from, which I own.
Just can't seem to get myself to read them. So, I've got what amounts to "reader's block", I guess.

If you read this far, are there any new television series or novels that you are excited about? How about movies? Feel free to share.

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Continuing my watch of S6 Game of Thrones -- which doesn't appear to be following the books at all at the moment. I'm not sure, but did Samwell and Gilly visit his home first prior to going to Old Town? I don't think so. And Bran's story is completely off-book at the moment.

In other words, at this point, I wouldn't worry too much about the books. You can read the books and watch the series without being spoiled on either. GRR Martin more or less stated the same thing himself.

Will state that the series certainly employs a lot of British Television and Film Character Actors -- Richard E Grant popped up in a minor role in an episode.

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You know, it's a bit problematic that my favorite time to write is around 9-10pm at night, when it's quiet, and everything is still. Just the locusts and crickets clicking away in the distance. It would be quite alright, if I didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn each morning to go to work. (Actually at the moment, it's before the crack of dawn - 6:05 AM.)

I write intermittently through the day. A little at lunch. A little before I leave work. In between work assignments or during "down-time", after I get home in the evenings, and around 9-10pm at night.
Snippets here, snippets there.

Where it goes...I've no clue.

I keep being told to keep a journal - gratitude, meditation, goals, food, thoughts, etc...but, I keep forgetting to write in it. It's not how I think. Somehow.

Instead...I blog here, intermittently. I'm not even sure why half the time. Habit, I guess?

I'm avoiding politics. Hillary keeps sending me emails to give her money. Along with her buddies, Barbara Streisand, Obama, Caine, etc. I keep deleting them. I'll vote for her. But outside of that, no. I'm the last person to attempt to persuade others on this issue. Considering I have to keep restraining myself from telling everyone who doesn't want to vote for Hillary that they are idiots. Because hello, Trump.