My
goal for the month of May is to do a thorough edit of my novel, “Finding the
Way Home”. I have not looked at it yet this month. I am still in a funk.
Last
week I wrote about the death of a friend from high school. I met with his
sister on Wednesday and we spent an hour reminiscing about the old days,
visited her brother’s land and my sister’s and her parents’ graves. Our time
together was overall more upbeat than that, except for when she shared about
what another one of our friends from high school has going on. I can’t share
it, but it has left me in even a deeper funk. Oh, well, life so they say goes
on.
The
most important project I had going on for the last two weeks was working on the
33 email accounts I am responsible for through a state group I am a member of.
I have finished the most important aspects of that clean-up and only have to
tweak a few more accounts. That may or may not get done this week.
I
really and truly plan to start editing my novel this week. For the next two
weeks, I should have a bit of a break from the day job, so I should be able to
get home on time each night and maybe even get a lunch hour.
How
about you? Has anything thrown you into a funk this Spring?
Sorry to hear about your friend. That has to be hard.
ReplyDeleteSorry t hear about he funk, too. I'm sure things will start to come together.
Thanks, Fallon, I'm sure things will turn around soon.
DeleteHello, Chris. You already know my funk for March and April -- pretty much the same as you, right in the middle of a major revision! But nothing stays the same. Each day brings new challenges and those moments we can be profoundly thankful for. So, although your other projects are not listed here, I'm hoping you feel affirmed with your work and connectedness to community. What helped me dive back into revision was actually writing (without looking!) a short description of each chapter. I could then see where something was missing or out of place, giving me just the specifics I needed to dive back in. I hope the coming week sees you working on your writing and feeling better.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beth, for the suggestions and the support. I am starting to feel things turning around for me. I know it is only a matter of time and I will be back at my writing.
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