Dearest Alex,
Not much to write this week. I've been struggling since Monday. Feeling tired and exhausted all the time. Must be the weather.
I'm working on the next illustration. If I manage to finish AIMH by the end of May, I'll treat myself to a musical. I need to come up with a goal, because the closer I get to the finish the more I want to procrastinate.
My theory on that is that I'm afraid of failing, so I do not want to get this book done. Silly, I know, but emotions were never logical. After all, I've taken a huge risk, taking so much time off to get this book done. Failure is not an option.
Honestly, I don't believe my book will fail. However, there are days, when everything appears gray. I seem to be shifting between days of optimism and pessimism. Am feeling very out of balance. Hopefully, when the weather gets a bit better, I can get back to yoga and center myself more.
Adira and I are determined to organize a fantasy writing group, so maybe I will finally rework my novel, to the stage where I feel it will be ready for publication.
I want to create a novel, where every life is a story, so there are stories within stories (kind of like the marbles in Men in Black). My friend, said that this way I have way too much exposition before the story even starts. I do see his point, looking short term, but considering books yet to come, I have no idea how I could present this idea without having exposition. Introducing storytelling characters later on is a possibility, but it will not be as seamless...
ARGH!
I'm off to have some dinner and watch Big Bang Theory. Let the problems simmer in my mind. Hopefully, I'll come up with a solution.
Love,
M
Not much to write this week. I've been struggling since Monday. Feeling tired and exhausted all the time. Must be the weather.
I'm working on the next illustration. If I manage to finish AIMH by the end of May, I'll treat myself to a musical. I need to come up with a goal, because the closer I get to the finish the more I want to procrastinate.
My theory on that is that I'm afraid of failing, so I do not want to get this book done. Silly, I know, but emotions were never logical. After all, I've taken a huge risk, taking so much time off to get this book done. Failure is not an option.
Honestly, I don't believe my book will fail. However, there are days, when everything appears gray. I seem to be shifting between days of optimism and pessimism. Am feeling very out of balance. Hopefully, when the weather gets a bit better, I can get back to yoga and center myself more.
Adira and I are determined to organize a fantasy writing group, so maybe I will finally rework my novel, to the stage where I feel it will be ready for publication.
I want to create a novel, where every life is a story, so there are stories within stories (kind of like the marbles in Men in Black). My friend, said that this way I have way too much exposition before the story even starts. I do see his point, looking short term, but considering books yet to come, I have no idea how I could present this idea without having exposition. Introducing storytelling characters later on is a possibility, but it will not be as seamless...
ARGH!
I'm off to have some dinner and watch Big Bang Theory. Let the problems simmer in my mind. Hopefully, I'll come up with a solution.
Love,
M
