These Dark Days

I wake in the dark listening to the beginning of commerce passing by our home. We live on a favorite route for many, not a main thoroughfare, but a preferred road for sure. From bed I move to my yoga mat. It’s not typically a vigorous routine, but one that is dictated by Adriene. She is fun and funny, sometimes demanding, but always offering modifications, which I appreciate before I am fully awake. On this morning, the sky lit up with much fire, the sun peeking from beyond the tree tine while the still dark sky glows with hints of pink. Hard not to feel gratitude for such a dawn.
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Month of Writing

Thank you to all who granted me support through this crazy and fabulous month of writing. I must say I’ve been haunted by these characters for quite some time, like a nagging but delicious preoccupation. I found them ready on day one to tell me all. But I had to coax their motives and secrets with patience. I am proud of the whole crew, they showed up like most of my characters, in tatters, stubbornly rooted in their respective pain. In the end, wow, in the end, they made me weep in a joyous relief for each of them. 

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NaNoWriMo is On!

Yes, November is National Novel Writing Month. One month = 50,000 word novel. Needless to say, there will be no blog post from me this week. Instead, I’m spending my writing time getting to know a whole new cast of characters and discovering what sorts of sticky spots they will fall into. What fun!!

 

Wish me luck… I’ll update y’all on my progress next Thursday! xxoo