I swear I have not given up on the experiment. I had a 3-week long vacation that lasted a little too long and produced all sorts of changes. I had to fight a few parenting battles, some still ongoing. I sometimes wonder if I will ever feel confident in the no man's land that exists between apathetic and overbearing. Nevertheless, I did accomplish some writing, and I am finding my story growing on its own. I am finding more stories as well. I have cracked open a previous journal of writing prompts and I intend to be faithful to it most evenings. I have always shied from forced habits, and yet I often grow when I engage in them. Maybe I will come to that, but I am not there yet. I am still feeling a little frenetic from all of the change, and I would rather let that settle through the natural paces of time and acceptance. One forced and rapid event that did happen during my vacation was the sharing of my book (not initiated by myself). I experienced shame and frustration and then acceptance, and now I feel that it is best that I allow others to read my work, even though patches of it make me cringe.
Word Count:
17,597
Scope:
Complete one manuscript and a synopsis for submission by April 2015 (55,000-60,000 words).
To do:
- No writing today - just a check-in for personal accountability
- Read Rocket Boys
- Big Black Book journaling
- Running
- Karate class for the little
Optionals:
- Pampering foot scrub
- Download and start Red Shirts
Current input:
- The Americans
- Rocket Boys
