Writing Staytreat
Last week was supposed to be a writing retreat. I was gonna finish up those final revisions on Terminal Uprising, then (hopefully) get through the first draft of Project K.
And then on Friday we had a medical issue arise. Nothing life-threatening, but I ended up staying home to help out. They’re mostly healed up by now, which is good. But it threw a fire-spider into the writing work. While I did get the revisions done and turned in, that was the entirety of last week’s wordcount.
C’est la vie. We’ve got several chronic medical conditions in this family, and that means sometimes stuff happens. I’m disappointed not to have gotten the chance to spend time with some cool writer people, and I’d love to have a finished draft of Project K, but I’ll get there.
Now that the hurt party is mostly better, I’m going to try and make this week my writing retreat week. Even though I’m not retreating anywhere. I’d love to get that draft done by this coming Saturday, if possible.
Only 800 words so far today, but it takes a little time to regain that momentum, and there are plenty of hours left in the day!
Deborah Makarios
July 1, 2018 @ 6:57 pm
At least the fire-spider attacked the writing, and not the family member. One can only imagine the carnage if the contents of writers’ minds were prone to escaping and wreaking havoc upon passersby. I suspect it would be that much harder for writers to find supportive spouses, for one thing.
Alex Keane
July 2, 2018 @ 3:29 pm
I’m in a family with various health issues, so I know well how it feels when you get the call that something has gone wrong with someone.
Glad to hear that your family member is doing better. May you find peace in the creative process
FRASER
July 2, 2018 @ 7:47 pm
Family health issues derail everything. As they should
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