{"id":1202,"date":"2019-04-30T11:13:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2019-04-30T20:36:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T00:36:08","slug":"back-from-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/30\/back-from-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Back from BC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and ready to finish Camp Nano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I tried, I really did try, to finish my 40,000 word goal for the month before I left (meaning last Tuesday, so a week early). But&#8211;and some of you may be surprised to learn this&#8211;it&#8217;s <em>really hard<\/em> to work full time on a novel for months. The more I pushed myself the harder something inside me pushed back, and so no, I didn&#8217;t finish 40K in three weeks. I did 35K and that was with a lot of ranting and tears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I went off to Vancouver and had a lovely time visiting with friends and family, eating every piece of sushi I could get my hands on, and reveling in jeans&#8217;n&#8217;hoody weather. (It is only 5 degrees here in TO today, and feels like -2.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a691dfb97692&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a691dfb97692\" class=\"wp-block-image wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190426_121906205-ANIMATION-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1204\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had originally intended not to do any writing while I was on vacation buuuuut the anxiety over not meeting my goal kept me from enjoying myself fully, so while my friend was in church on Sunday I borrowed her laptop and did about 2K. Meaning I have 3K left to do today if I want to hit my target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Funny side note: after I landed in Vancouver and reconnected my phone I found 3 rejections waiting for me. I would get another two while I was there&#8211;and a partial request!&#8211;meaning I got more rejections on my vacation than the entire rest of April.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So even though I am jet-lagged and still burnt out creatively, today is going to be a RedBull &amp; Gif Day, a fake 5K Friday. I&#8217;ve got 3200 words to do; it&#8217;s 11am EST. *cracks knuckles*<br><br>LET&#8217;S DO THIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Update the 1st:<\/strong> 3.24pm<br>Have had latte. Still feel like I&#8217;m pulling teeth today. Writing&#8217;s going really, really slowly and it shouldn&#8217;t be. I&#8217;m at a fairly interesting scene; I&#8217;m writing characters that I like; there&#8217;s that latte; yet each additional paragraph is like a push-up when my arms are already shaking. A tiny voice in the back of my head saying &#8220;just stop already&#8221;.  But there&#8217;s only 924 words to go. I can do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Update the 2nd:<\/strong> 4.41pm<br>Exhausted. Am mid-scene, tying up some loose ends. Still need to finish the scene so might write some more tonight, but the important thing is that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I DID IT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a691dfb97dd0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a691dfb97dd0\" class=\"wp-block-image wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"98\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CampNaNo-April-2019-snip.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1206\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>0 words remaining, 0 words needed to finish on time<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gonna go eat celebratory roti and then die now k bai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Update the 3rd:<\/strong> 8.21 pm<br>Huh. Did not die. In fact, went back to the compy after dinner and did another *checks notes* TWO THOUSAND AND TEN WORDS that can&#8217;t be right. I finished the scene\/chapter\/plot point anyway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a691dfb984c5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a691dfb984c5\" class=\"wp-block-image wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Campasset-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Campasset-Facebook.jpg 851w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Campasset-Facebook-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Campasset-Facebook-768x284.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HAPPY MAY EVERYBODY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One day and 3200 words left for Camp NaNo 2019!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,111,9],"tags":[182,70,185],"class_list":["post-1202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-submissions-rejections","category-writing","tag-camp-nano","tag-fletchercooper","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1208,"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202\/revisions\/1208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}