A funny thing happened just before I went on vacation...I picked up one of the 8 unfinished novels I have...the one closest to being done...the one I love the most...and easily started making edits that seemed way to complicated to deal with in 2010, 2014, and 2015. I guess when you are ready, you are ready. The most amazing thing is...I shut off social media...and focused. I didn't write about it. I didn't post about it. I wanted to surprise one of my friends for their birthday. It was the perfect motivation. It was like all of my fears fell by the wayside. My voice came back. I was suddenly ready to finish.
There were many reasons for finishing. What gave me my kick start was that I had a new idea hit me when I was sitting at an Irish Pub with my sister. I was watching a "session" and I had a vision for a closing scene...I could feel it. I was so close. I knew how the story was going to end. It is a glorious feeling...when it hits. Sometimes I get the title first. Other times there is one vivid scene and the rest of the novel works it's way around it. In order to fully engage in a new novel, I knew that I had to finish my
NanoWrimo 2009 novel. I need to do the work before I start a new one. It was a respect thing. I accepted that I am a writer and I need to write. As I writer, I owe it to my words to complete them so that others can read them.
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| After my Irish Pub Visit...I did some planning... |
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| My first day of vacation...all the edits (pen and ink style) fell across the page...while I had my first ever Duck Doughnut. |
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| Electronic Edits commenced on a novel with hints of espionage while drinking a beer called Burner...it was kismet. |
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| The last set of edits happened at the beach...my haven...Cape May...I came home and printed it to send to Texas. |
