This week has been another where things haven’t gone quite as expected – or, more honestly, I hadn’t taken into account all the things in my diary when I planned my work!
Not only did I forgo one working day to spend with my mum Christmas shopping (what a hard choice that was…) but I’ve been away since Friday and spent my time completely laptop-free!
So looking back at the targets I set last week, I have to admit to not quite making them:
two chapters edited – I managed one
prep for writing group – done
winter poetry – not done.
In other words – 50% success rate. I guess after the last few weeks, it’ll take time to build up to full speed! But I got some information together for Thursday’s inspiration post (there will be a photo!) so I can count that as an extra job…
This week, I’m going to carry on with the editing, and get the next chapter completed, get on top of the poetry review and go to an open mike night. If I have time, I’ll continue editing beyond that chapter. We shall see – shopping may trump working again!
In other news – If you were one of the 309,000 who took part in NaNoWriMo this year, I hope you found it positive and useful. Congratulations to everyone who met their target 🙂
Also – I read this article, which reports that 16-24 year olds prefer a hard copy book to an e-book. I was quite surprised by this, but it does give me faith that the value of physical books is recognised, even among some of the most technology-aware consumers. It makes me feel less like a dinosaur!
And finally – There’s no new book listed this week for the 100 best novels at the time of writing, but there is this review of progress so far. I also find many books (and songs, and paintings) transport me back to a more youthful me, looking forward and not backwards as I sometimes do now. Nostalgia is part of reading, and the experience of revisiting something tied into the complexities of growing up, the strangely delightful moment of understanding something of the world, is one of the reasons I will always want to re-read books I love.
I hope that someone will think of my work in the same way, one day.
Happy writing,
EJ
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