In the Thick of Things Again...



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 Having been out of circulation for a week, I’m daunted by the amount of things I need to catch up on. NaNo was a bust at some 26,000 words, but hey, that novel is well underway. I’m back to reviewing my writer buddies and there are the final touches for my next release that need urgent attention. I’m almost afraid to mention the tons of email I have to catch up on, but you know what? I’m gonna take some of my own advice – one thing at a time. I may never get as caught up as I’d like, but I’ll do what I can to get back to normal in the shortest time.




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I don’t know what it is about November that makes it seem like such a crazy month.  I suspect it’s a combination of NaNo, plus the fact that I’ve now worked two major tournaments this month. At the end of November, there’s another big one coming up, and it’s been this way for several years running.

As to NaNo, I don’t know why I bother. I suspect it’s because I’m too stubborn to quit. But quit I did last year at 12,000 words. I’d really like to finish this year as I have plans for this YA novel.

Buckling Down

On Monday, I read a quote on Laura Marcella’s blog that has been on my mind.  Harlan Coben (best selling author) was quoted as saying:-

If you can’t find the time to write, that’s just nonsense. My friend Mary Higgins Clark had five kids and was widowed–that’s a woman who had no time to write. And she still used to wake up and write and then get the kids up. There’s always time to write. You can skip the TV show you’re watching, you can wake up an hour earlier, you can write during lunch–you always have time to write.

Why have I been thinking about this quotation?