Last Night I was Overwhelmed

So I didn't even think to post my daily progress in my LJ. :)

I didn't count words. Maybe I'll count them today. I didn't even work on my current novel as far as actual words into the story goes. I did other things with it, though.

Writing work yesterday consisted of:

plotting the first two chapters of City of Fallen Stars in scene list form

plotting almost the first half of the new screenplay (it's nameless right now...not sure if I'll use the novella name or not...I think it's not catchy enough) in scene list form

writing the first 2-3 pages of above-mentioned screenplay

editing the first 1-5 pages of the partial I need to send

editing the first 1-5 pages of the dark comedy screenplay that was requested

odds and ends on editing and cleaning up a couple of files

I had kid-related running around to do yesterday and that kept me out for a couple of hours yesterday morning and last night, so I didn't get quite as much done as I'd planned.

I started feeling a little overwhelmed and feeling like I get nothing accomplished in the big scheme of things.

Mostly cause money always enters into the picture somehow. I just paid rent, car, emergency room, meds, food, and quite frankly, I'm all tapped out.

BUT...in order to send the screenplays out, I have to register the new one and re-register the old cause it's registration has just expired. Sigh. Plus, there's the priority mailing charges.

And, I don't get paid again until the 15th.

I can send the comedy out late. The CG one is due on the 8th. FIRM deadline. So, I'm guessing I'm going to have to just give up on that opportunity, but I'll decide for sure closer to time.

And, you know what the most frustrating thing is? It's NOT that I can't afford it. It's that I get paid only two freaking times per month. The check on the 30th ALWAYS has to pay for rent and car. This time, there were extras that couldn't be avoided. The check on the 15th would cover things just fine.

But, I always seem to have things fall BETWEEN the paychecks...which, of course, is just life.

I guess I'm just venting. It's always that way. I usually just take it all with a grain of salt. But, last night, with money troubles and running around and being way past tired, I was just feeling the single parent strain, I think. It happens sometimes. It goes away. :)

Anyway...I have files open for work. Kids are still asleep. I just need food before I can start.

Am considering just filing away the new screenplay and working on it another time. Yes, it would be nice to get it out there. Yes, it's something I want to see in CG. BUT...

I have a comedy that has the potential to be good in CG, I think, so maybe I'll pare out a couple of things I don't think will fit, streamline it down to a good 85 pages for animation, and send it instead.

I hate to miss a golden opportunity like that.

Hope everybody has a great day!

Too Late

My head hurts. My eyes burn something awful. And, I'm dead tired.

BUT...

I got some screenplay editing done today.

I got some screenplay writing done today.

I fixed two bacon cheeseburger quiches that were out of this world.

I took manga_queen and a friend to the mall.

I picked them up.

AND...

Most importantly of all, I edited three chapters on a partial I need to get in the mail. I cut it down from 46 pages to 39, and that pleases me to no end!

I think it's probably cut as much as it can be cut. Now, I just want to check the flow and word choices and such and see what else I need to smooth.

However, I think I've lost my objectivity, and that's a very bad thing.

Time to sleep.

Good night, Live Journal. Hope everyone sleeps well.