I really am thrilled with how well this project is going this time around. A month and a half in my motivation is still strong and the thought of finishing the damned thing feels more and more real every day. That being said, in terms of posting new content this week I am taking a short […]
Continue readingWhen we are children things simply happen. For most of us, hot meals appear several times a day and each night a safe, warm bed awaits us. We do not ask how or even why these things occur, simply take for granted that they do and will. All of our needs are met while we are blissfully […]
Continue readingSomehow an entire month has passed since I started (well, re-started) this project. It was a little terrifying to commit to finishing it publicly but I haven’t regretted it. Now as I’m working away at revamping Chapter Six I want to take a little time to reflect on how this month has gone and where […]
Continue readingReality is so much more complex than fiction. Its not something I’d ever have thought about before I started this project. But I’ve learned through my short stints of writing over the last six years that real life is far too nuanced to translate directly to fiction. Something more is required than the changing of […]
Continue readingThis week’s revision of Chapter Four is moving slowly at best. Combine the surprising amount of effort I put into reworking Chapter Three and a delightful but exhausting week in my personal life and I think I’m left searching for the energy to tackle these next 5,000 words. I’m still very much in it—really invested in moving this project […]
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