I’m still not at ease joining the blogging masses. Although, in general, I prefer to remove myself from masses of any sort. I’m inspired by a couple of friends who do it well, and I’m content to do it about half as well as they do. Over time, I will have to make clearer (to myself) what is the purpose of this blog. But not today. And probably not tomorrow. Bear with me.
Today I’m happy because I produced almost 1900 words of my novel, especially when my goal was just 500. It was a scene that I had not looked forward to writing, because it involved a new character and a whole new part of the book. But I got through it, and it’s not bad. It’s not lyrical or lovely, but it’s serviceable. For now, aside from simple edits, I am going to resist the urge to revise. Instead, I will just go forward to the next scene, and maybe even the next. A writer lives to revise, but I tell myself that part will come, too, soon enough.
It’s a three day weekend, so who knows if I can carve out more time over the weekend to write. Virginia Woolf left out one thing when she said “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write.” If she were alive today (and had children) she might include noise-blocking headphones on that list.
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yea! you are blogging. I wonder if Virginia would have walked into the river if she had had kids? Or would she have just done so sooner?
If she had had kids, the result might have been “Virginia who?” We may never have heard from the woman. Do I sound like a cynic? Yeesh. Okay, maybe she would have just sat by the river, drinking a glass of wine, just imagining it.
I just need the headphones for life. Glad the writing went well…I can’t even imagine being that disciplined.
Welcome to the blogosphere! I’m excited to drop back in…I started blogging last year, and I was also a bit ill at ease about it. Lovely people abound. Enjoy!