Hey
folks,
Until
I looked back, I wasn't sure what to tell you about last week. The
truth is, I did a lot of goofing off. I spent a bunch of time here
hanging out with the happy gardener.
More
time lost watching this guy trim the willows.
I
also spent a good deal of time reading. Now many people might call
that being lazy or wasting time. I call it research and home
schooling. I enjoyed myself thoroughly and learned a lot too.
However, it wasn't all time lost. There was one meeting with fellow
writer Pat O'Dea Rosen and my editor Charis Maloy. Here we are in a
deep philosophic discussion about writing as serious business.
Yes,
I enjoyed meeting Pat and family. Wonderful people. I could happily
lose a day hanging out with them anytime.
ROW80
Time
for deep confessions. Last week I barely managed to write two
thousand words. Much of my time at the keyboard was spent polishing
stuff already written so it doesn't count. Sigh.
So,
the target for this week is to search my desk and find some of my
lost discipline. Let's set a target of five thousand new words on a
WIP. Wish me luck. :)
Bright Blessings
Pru
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I don't see editing/polishing/writing a synopsis as "not work". It's all "work". A lot of our time is spent in the "background" making things shiner for the reader, so don't worry too much. New words are good, but sometimes the old ones need a bit of love too :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Natalie, I always feel a bit bad when I don't produce new work every week. :)
DeleteWhether you want to call it "work" or not, sometimes, no matter what fills our time in any given week, it is stuff we had to do - like just doing nothing for once! Which I can relate to way more than I like to admit. There is always next week.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, it was tough goofing off, but somehow I think I could get used to it. hehehe
DeleteHi, Prudence,
ReplyDeleteI know you could have knocked out 8,000 words in the time you spent with me and my family. I'm grateful you and editor Charis allowed yourselves a break.Thanks for sharing stories of Newfoundland with us. We did, of course, talk writing. In the photo you posted, weren't you reminiscing about the days of two spaces after the period? Yes, I'm sure that's what those two fingers in the air are about.
Hi Pat, sorry it took so long to reply. I just found your comment in the spam folder. Bad Blogger. Yes my dear, we were discussing the good old days of two spaces after the period. I still do it sometimes just for badness. Tee hee
DeleteIt was such a pleasure to meet you and your family. I do hope our paths cross again.