I was accompanied by a good friend who flew in from California to make the drive with me. Hours in the double digits later, we found our destination and unloaded ourselves to sleep and start the unloading process when it was proper morning. So here's the deal readers, I will not be disclosing my location. I wish I could, because I am usually an open book. If you have been following my previous posts, I talk about moving back to California. This is still the end goal. California will always be home to my heart. But due to the pandemic, I've taken a detour. A little side step adventure to the south. I have been blessed to find a quiet living situation not far from a body of water and plenty of wildlife to keep the child inside happy.
I have found a few writing spots in the area. So now it really does come down to the point that I have no excuses but to get down to the dang thing. But what is the dang thing? The year after publishing Bella Marshall has been very confusing. I settle on working with a character and then a completely different character knocks on my brain's door. So on and so forth. I feel like I have five different stories who all want number one billing on the marque but I can't seem to sign my name on the dotted line. Give my commitment, Say "I do". Heck, I spent all of November in National Novel Writing Month working on a story, the one that had come a knockin'. I got 50K words in and took a break. Looked over it and was like... this is nowhere near the quality it needs to be. Granted, I was taking part in an online challenge to write 50K words in one month, so it was rushed compared to my "normal" process. Let's be real, I don't have a "normal" process. And there's nothing wrong with that. I think I just need to find my groove spot and become comfortable in that character's skin. Who do I want to be for the next six months? A bare knuckle fighter, an artist, a photographer, a lost soul or a journalist?
Why couldn't I have been born to be a master carpenter? SMH! Alas I am not, so I will stick to my no. 2 pencils, my notebooks and my computer devices and maybe today will be the day when I give an actual commitment. Maybe the answer will come to me, gosh I hope the answer comes to me! Or I might be sitting outside staring up at the clouds for longer than I expected.
Until next time, wear your sunscreen and be safe out there!
~Blondesheep