Almost Time to Leave

 

                                                                   

       

I spent most of this day pounding the keys on my laptop.  So far, I have 16,418 words written in my current work in progress titled Almost Time to Leave.

This past year my creative writing achievements were two books for children: one titled "One Day With Misty" and the other, "Elephant and the Bumbly Bee".

These children's books indicate that I am not ignoring creative writing which has always been my passion, but I confess to being and feeling more scattered this year.   I've been finding it difficult to dedicate myself to heads down and typing.  It has been much easier to pick up the brush and paint or to fill my hands with clay wondering what I can possibly create.

I am very aware of my scattering.   This morning I made a decision, one that I hope I will keep, and that is to return my focus to creative writing.  I really do want to get "Almost Time to Leave" completed.  I have been, off and on, working on it for about one year now and its current 16,418 words mean that I am very far from completion.

I began seriously writing creatively eighteen years ago and I now have 28 published paperbacks, 5 audio books, and many more kindle offerings.  I have always been grateful to my home town supporters who buy and read my books, and I'm also grateful to those who buy my books online from Amazon.

Many years ago a friend talked to me about the importance of being one-eyed.  In other words to be focused.  I have been much too scattered this year; attempting to do too many things, going in too many directions.  In the process, I have been ignoring many aspects of my life that have always been meaningful and important.

In order to be a writer, I need to spend time alone at home.  

I have decided that once this weekend is over, I will do just that.   Some activities will need to be put on hold.   So, if I should tell you that I will no longer be doing this, or doing that, thank you for understanding.  It's not that I haven't been enjoying all the this and that.  It's that there are just too many of them.

November is a new month.  NaNoWriMo takes place in November.

I plan to take my 16,418 words into this NaNo event with the aim of bringing the total up to at least 50,000 words.

This writer needs to be one-eyed and focused.   Wish me good luck.     

Thanks for checking out my books at https://amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

UPDATE:  After writing this blog article, I attempted to go to NaNoWriMo to get myself registered for the 2025 event.  No one is more shocked and surprised to learn that, apparently due to some scandal in 2025, NaNoWriMo is no more.   Hmm!  So much for my plan but this is actually very interesting because it is a reminder to me that life is and always will be unpredictable. Now that NaNoWriMo is out of the picture for me, I need to be able to find myself another more predictable and reliable method to fulfill my goal of completing the manuscript.  Again, wish me luck!  Thank  you.