Vacations are for Writing...

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. 

After my Irish Pub Visit...I did some planning...

My first day of vacation...all the edits (pen and ink style) fell across the page...while I had my first ever Duck Doughnut.

Electronic Edits commenced on a novel with hints of espionage while drinking a beer called Burner...it was kismet.

The last set of edits happened at the beach...my haven...Cape May...I came home and printed it to send to Texas.