So, once again, the only writing I have been able to accomplish in the last two weeks has been a press release about a local business celebrating their 5th anniversary. Although it was fun, and reminded me about how much I enjoy doing that kind of thing, it did nothing to assuage my feeling of "stuckness." I don't have anything to show for it other than another clipping to add to my already stuffed portfolio. BUT, since I'm not trying to win any awards for business writing, I don't have a single thing completed that edges me closer to any of my goals.
The Elvis book remains unchanged since I submitted it to James a month ago, but I am taking three whole days at the end of February to write without any distractions -- a fellow author has a lake house on the Virginia border and I'm spending the 23rd, 24th, and 25th up there just to write, as is she. It should be heavenly! :) I'm counting the days, actually! I've never given myself that kind of time to write. I'm really hoping I can make some major headway on that project, so that I can complete the book in time for the anniversary of Elvis' death in August. Then I can pick up my own project and work on my own future as a writer.
I should also hear this month whether or not my short story submission to the Writers Guild contest has achieved any level of merit. I don't have any illusions about my chances -- I'm sure thousands of writers submitted stories, but I can always dream about how cool it would be if my writing were to be recognized at even a low level from among that pool. Fingers crossed...
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thanks for stopping by the blog very cool re the lake house. sit in different rooms. I met Tim Sample at a party last year and I asked him about success. He said that someone had said to him butt in the chair gets it done. even if you are just staring at the screen you can't write if you don't have the tools. He also said that when asked by yankee to do a book he was at first kinda daunted til he realized that he was writing a column a week and after a year that was a book. which is what he gave them.
with that someone has asked me about writing a few articles about my cancer and while i find a thousand words quite daunting, i can blog so I will give em bits of my consolidated blog occasionally. Course several of my blogs have two or three year spaces too. so we'll see how that goes.
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