After last week’s target-setting, I have finally got back into some sort of writing groove, even if it is a very shallow and lowly groove.
And although it’s been nothing to do with book 2, it is at least a step in the right direction!
Yes – I’ve mostly been working on other pieces, between a variety of appointments, outings and events. In fact, today is the only day I haven’t been out at some pre-arranged event or other (I was supposed to go out today but rebelled) so I have a lot of material to use, and if I think about that as work-related, I’ve been incredibly prolific this week…
Certainly a new idea I’ve been working on has grown from a single random thought at an appointment, and ties in nicely to something I saw leaving another event.
You see – every moment is fuel for a writer’s imagination!
I won’t complain about having things to do, especially as most of them were fun, but I definitely need to up my game when it comes to book 2. My new target is my final target and if I still can’t get motivated by it, I think I have to put it away, which would be awful.
Thinking positively, though, I set some targets for this week: two chapters of the second book edited, completing the prep for writing group, and revisiting my winter poetry set for the possible post-Christmas performance.
Manageable in a week, I am sure – as long as I don’t let myself get too distracted! I am away for a few days, so need to get going as soon as possible…
In other news – Well, after a late uploading, book 9 and this week’s book 10 of the 100 greatest novels are up – and no, I haven’t read either. I am beginning to think my education was sorely lacking… I haven’t even heard of the first writer, and I wonder what exactly is meant by the ‘greatest’ novels – especially after attempting Emma again, and finding it much less engaging and enjoyable than Pride and Prejudice. I will carry on and hope my faith is eventually rewarded!
And finally – I found this story about a manuscript forgotten in a garage and stored in a soup carton. Putting aside the financial value, it is wonderful that something with such great history, which survived the Second World War, has come to light. I can only hope it the person who buys it is willing to show it to the world.
I’ll leave it there for today, but let me know what you think of the 100 best novels list so far, and if you’ve read any of the books!
Happy writing,
EJ
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