Day One…

Happy 2013 everyone! A new year, a fresh start, a blank piece of paper–it’s all exhilarating and terrifying. And, oh, the possibilities.

Day One of Write Despite opened for me with sad goodbyes to relatives we don’t get to see nearly enough. And then a sluggish, sleepwalking day that required much caffeine, TV staring, leftover cookies and cake, and finally a nap (yes, I did do New Year’s Eve up right last night). Then it was dinner out using those Christmas gift cards my lovely MIL gave us, a last-minute dash to help my daughter complete a Lakota teepee project (because of course we’ve only had two weeks off to do it), and a still ongoing search of the house to find her lost iPod. Finally, at 9:35, I sat down to write. I stopped exactly 20 minutes later. Because I not only have to find that damned iPod, but I also have to get my head on straight with this new book. Who are these characters, what dramas are happening with them right now, and is that really the best place to begin their stories? Am I really doing first person? Alternating voices? Should I choose past tense or present?

It can all be worked out. Tomorrow awaits. And another 20 minutes, at least. This should be a piece of cake, right? (Mmmm. Cake.)

Thanks for visiting. Write well, everyone!

–Cathy