It's been way too long since I last posted. The writing dropped off severely over Christmas break, so I didn't feel I had anything to add. Right now I'm suffering from "It's crap, but I must push on." It's a little disconcerting, how often I have to remind myself the IDEA is to FINISH, duh.
I sent Kate chapter nine the other day, and you know, it's not finished. But I'm plowing on and keeping notes. *s* She's a gift, man. The main reason I'm still going. My goal is to be finished with the first draft of Zombie Sky by the end of the semester, but it's going to be close if I don't crank it up.
This morning I tried to park the truck off the drive because we're supposed to get a doozy of a snow storm tomorrow. So of course I got it stuck SIDEWAYS in the drive. Duh, again. And now we're beginning the PLAYING WITH BOTH HANDS AT THE SAME TIME thing in piano. It struck me, about the tenth time I tried the piece last night, that, although I have great striking technique and muscle tone due to years of typing, you DON'T type with BOTH hands at the SAME time. Brain, meet coordination. Argh. I took piano because Birdie wanted me to, and I'm having a good time with it, better than with guitar because I'm actually learning a lot, especially music theory. But man, it's tough.
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Glad to have you back, bebeh! Yes, finish it, get it out there, then revise. That's where the real magic happens.
You're a doll to say such nice things about me, when I can be a big obnoxious clot a lot of the time. So I'm glad you put up with me and my strange obsessions and weird writing, because I'm depending on your good eye for my own novel, which always seems to be veering off in weird directions at any given moment. But you're right -- knowing there's one person out there waiting makes a big difference. Smoochies to you, constant reader!
Good on you for trying the piano class. I read an article recently that said 80% of Finns take adult education. It's probably more like 8% of Americans, which tells you something. We're a greedy country, but not actually ambitious or hard working. You'll get it -- have patience. You're good with your hands (or so I've heard ;-)
What a mood I'm in today!?! Must be time to write.
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