What I Didn’t Do Today
I did not clean my kitchen floor. I did not do any laundry. I did not blog. I did not read blogs. I did not run more than one errand. I did not bake brownies. I did not run to the grocery store. I did not succumb to my obviously tired toddler’s pleas to read him more than two books before his nap. I did not read an entire short story. I did not return phone calls.
Instead, I did a final edit of my novel to complete the latest draft, which I hope is the penultimate one before I send it out. I also gave several sharp looks and comments to the baby monitor whenever Drake stirred before I finished. But, bless him, he took a good, long nap, and I did finish.
I am averaging two drafts a year. I wish it were better, but it could be worse. I wrote the first draft in National Novel Writing Month in November of 2002. For any reader who ever thought they’d like to write a novel, I highly recommend NaNoWriMo. It’s not easy, but it’s rewarding. I’m not participating this year. Instead, I’m getting this manuscript ready to submit. But I did it last year as well, so as soon as this one is out the door, I’m setting to work on last year’s novel.
October 28th, 2005 at 2:12 pm
A big congratulations are in order!