Whee…
You know when you have to run again, (and let’s be honest, you’re probably at an airport and loaded down with bags) and you haven’t run since you were in high school or college and everything feels out of sync or just plain wrong? Yeah, that’s what writing feels like right now.
I have started two short stories while in the midst of the latest bloody cold I’ve caught, as well as this blog entry, and I’ve made… little progress. This tiny thing has taken over a week to write. Craziness and busy should not go hand in hand down the hallways of life.
So, what else have I done with my time? Lots actually and the most important part has been research. Well, maybe rethinking my deadlines and creating a new plan! Yeah, that one is probably more important.
What does this all mean? The completion of book four is going on hiatus so that I can complete the final write up on book two, Twistin’ Matilda! It’s so close to done and I want to get that one out and into people’s hands!
What’s after that? Get another rewrite on book three so that I can have my editors and beta readers give it a go through. Once that is in the bag, then it’s back to book four and getting the first version completed. I have a complementary ‘’you’re a winner’ glass of whiskey on hand for that day. I am so looking forward to it.
Will I write anything else in the mean time? The plan, you know about the plan, don’t you? Well, the plan says there shall be more short stories in the near future for y’all to read at your leisure.
I am looking forward to hunkering down and hitting my goals!
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On a side note, the following writers have been super important in motivating me to get back to it, either by kind words, their own struggles and motivations or by blatantly saying it to my face. You guys are awesome!
Lyndsie Clark Michael Kilman G. A. Mehan A. M. Schinske
Jon Gray Lang.com 
Fellow writers are your best allies! Keep up the good work.
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