November is the busiest month of the year for me, as I
stated in my last post, November is National Novel Writer’s month http://nanowrimo.org, it would also be the
month of my anniversary, if Tom were still alive, and it is the month of Konnie’s
anniversary (and no, not the same the day or even the same year). And, of
course, there’s also Thanksgiving, and Christmas shopping. As I said, it is a
busy month for me. Plus let’s not forget the National Election and just
incidental things like trips to the pharmacy and grocery stores and just plain
household chores.
It’s a wonder I’m able finish the Nano every year.
Okay, maybe not a wonder, because, I only have one person I chauffeur around on a regular basis (my sister-in-law, who doesn’t drive) and
Konnie still has a Mom Taxi. And where I need to take my sister-in-law to
appointments at most three times a week (and some weeks not at all), Konnie has
to chauffeur kids around several times a day.
Frankly, it’s a wonder she managed to finish the rough on
her colossal sci-fi with how much time she spends running kids around and just
plain running errands. It also explains why she spent so much time while she
was visiting me working on editing that sci-fi; she actually was able to work
for hours straight without interruption. Too bad my place is so quiet; she
resorted to putting videos in just for the noise!
Yeah, our lives are totally different. I really doubt the
lives of any two writers are the same. We all have different living situations,
and our families have different needs.
But anyway, for all those writers out there participating in
Nano, I’d like to tell you my personal motto, “Slow and Steady wins the race.”
And
for all those who are not participating because a deadline or family
obligations won’t let you, keep on writing. Each word you put on the page is
one word closer to, “The End.” Or I could remind you of the old quote
attributed to Nora Roberts about how you can’t fix a blank page, and tell you,
if you have one word on it, it isn’t blank anymore. J
Happy writing everyone!
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