One Day at a Time

Oct

18

2005

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Crazy days. On Friday, the kidling became ill, so my time shifted to the home front, and not much about work. She’s not serious, just a cold, but it consumes a lot of my other thoughts, and I didn’t feel much like blogging. I did work some, mostly on the next novel…working title A Picture Perfect Murder. I mentioned my heroine, Rae, below. She’s still waking up, but I did write the scenes that connected this one to the rest of the book.

I’m in one of those spots in the book, a little rough, a little uncertain. I know what’s going to happen two scenes from now, and on toward the end, but I’m a little stuck figuring out how to get there from here. This is one of those time when you have to “write it through,” which for a writer is similar to that block that happens on any kind of project, or for an athlete. (So I’m told. Athletic, I’m not.) You just push it through and worry about quality later. Second draft.

I’m a fan of second drafts.

Maybe that’s why I make a pretty good editor. So I’m told. ;)

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On October 18th, 2005 at 7:00 pm, Judith said:

Hey, I think I will just hitch onto your wagon and ramble. It’s my brother’s birthday today. I am preparing emotionally to pick up the phone and call. Problem, I have forget or avoided birthdays within his family for the better part of this year due to illness and other such things and I am embarrassed by the fact. I’m sure that my delinquency has been noticed as there is always pomp and fanfare within their small outer planetary existence… even though I have no relationship with any of these people, let alone my own brother that has so distanced himself from my world. Well, here, I waste time. Anyway, I would love to conger up situations for Rae to avoid my own. Carry on, Ramona. Give kisses to your precious daughter. They all grow-up and eventually we are surrounded by strangers even if they are blood relatives.


On October 20th, 2005 at 8:33 am, Ramona said:

Hi, Judith! Saw your earlier comment, and I was going to try to email you this weekend.

I understand about the birthday dilemma. I’ve talked with friends about this, and I try to send cards, gifts, etc., based on how they feel about b’days . . . and some put a lot of importance on them. Me, I couldn’t care less about b’days and most holidays. I’m more honored by the unexpected than the obligated.

Hope things are better for you these days. I’ll write soon.

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