Well, today is my novel day. I loved getting up this morning knowing I had all morning to write. I brushed my hair, washed my face, and turned the kettle on. Then I lit my Ikea Winter smelling candle, put Norah Jones in the CD player, got my computer ready and made my first cup on coffee. I’m on my fourth cup of coffee now, and I’m switching CDs to instrumental Christmas music.
I realized that there really is some part of me that likes the thrill of pressure. I could easily have finished my novel if I worked steadily this week, but I didn’t. Subconsciously I think I wanted to have to work all day today. And, of course, I’m still very sure I will be able to finish in time. According to my ‘report card’ I have about 5 more hours of writing.
And more exciting news – I’ve decided just to buy an extra ink cartridge and print my novel off. I want something thick and tangible. Oh, and I’ve found some illustrations for it: I’ll be putting them online once I’ve finished the whole thing. Should be soon. Then I send it in for them to check, and what do I get? A downloadable certificate and an icon for my website. And the pride of knowing I wrote a novel in a month. Hopefully my next Blog entry will be an “I’m done!”
Chapter 14 is online: Plucking Blackberries.
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