I’ve been terribly remiss lately about writing anything – books, blogs, emails. My mind has been other places. Planning children’s birthday parties for one thing (if you want the gory details check out my blog Squash Blossom) It’s amazing how much energy that sort of thing can consume.
There are only six school days left – six quiet mornings. I want to take advantage of the uninterrupted time I have left and yet…nothing is coming. I got off to a good start and have now hit a wall. It’s not that I can’t think of anything to write – I have TOO many things in my head to concentrate.
I think it’s because Aurora – that’s the name of my new character – isn’t happy with how I’m telling her story. She doesn’t want me to relate it to you in MY words. She really really wants to tell it herself, in her own words, reducing me to a secretarial medium, typing it out as she dictates in my head. We’re having a little bit of a power struggle at present. (She’s probably going to win in the end, but don’t tell her) We’re putting it to a vote – letting my critique group partners put in a vote for whose version they like the best.
If that wasn’t enough, Skye (younger sister to Summer in ONE CRAZY SUMMER) is also poking her nose in, trying to nudge me to pick up her story again. Don’t these impatient, demanding women realize that *I* have a life too??
I’m probably going to buy a laptop while I’m away on vacation this year. I suspect I’ll be breaking it in channeling for Aurora…
So while you’re waiting for the vote, start jotting down notes for Skye. Maybe even get started just a bit… Thrilled that you might get a laptop. Expect MORE books!
by annycook June 19th, 2007 at 7:21 pmDon’t rush me… Genius takes time. (and probably didn’t have two little kids pulling on her shirt asking her for popsicles every ten minutes, LOL)
by Jenyfer Matthews June 19th, 2007 at 7:29 pm