At some point, I will get the two to talk. Until then, please drop by my blogspot to see my progress and to help keep me motivated.

I read a book that somehow had been on my shelf for nearly a year. I relaxed which had an expected result – I’ve long felt the building where I work is not the healthiest place. After being away for 12 days, having had one headache (weather related) and no real issues, I was back for less than 2 hours before my head was pounding and my allergies had kicked in hard. (Hard enough to set off the vertigo/dizziness.) I must take a look at what I can do to counter them.

I did do some writing. I spent time in the garden at the B&B and at The Sleepless Goat – very different atmospheres but both allowed me to get words down. I also came to some realizations about my main character. Now to keep the momentum and get more words down.

Between now & then, there’s an old piece that has been asking for attention – a different genre and something I’ve been thinking of expanding for some time. I have a new notebook, a list of existing characters & the beginnings of a list of research I’ll need to do. Looking forward to my vacation & having time to write whenever I want.

I decided to make a list of things I’d like to do/accomplish before my next birthday. One is to update this blog more often. The other is to complete the first draft of Chaos Unleashed.

I’ve been doing a lot of inner work over the past year. I think it’s time to apply some of the things I’ve discovered about myself and my processes to my writing.

Wish me luck.

Yesterday, I took the GO bus to Mississauga for shopping/visiting with V. I tried writing on the way there – very hard because the girls* behind me spent the whole trip pushing on my seat, loudly cattily gossiping which would lapse into bad singing. The trip home went better from a writing point of view … although the warmth of the sun did have me napping for part of the trip.

Today, I scribbled a bit at breakfast. Now, I need to add yesterday & today’s scribbles to the file. Hope I can read my handwriting.

* In this case, girls = university students

I have been poking at a short story for a few months. I still don’t know exactly where it’s going but it appears to be picking up a bit of steam. Since I have a deadline of the end of the month for the first draft, that’s a good thing. If things don’t start to gel, I’ll either need to get out and push or give up on the story.

I have been poking at a short story for a few months. I still don’t know exactly where it’s going but it appears to be picking up a bit of steam. Since I have a deadline of the end of the month for the first draft, that’s a good thing. If things don’t start to gel, I’ll either need to get and push or give up on the story.

One thing I did do was send my regrets to the concom running Ad Astra. There are too many things happening and something had to give. In this case, it was the convention. Hopefully next year.

Will February see the completion of the first draft of the short? Will I find the creative thingies for my writing space? Time will tell.

This year seemed to be harder than most to make progress on the writing front. I did complete a synopsis and reworked the first few chapters of the current WIP prior to Worldcon. The table/desk has been moved into the front room. Other than that … not a lot has happened.

I try not to make resolutions – they are so much easier to break than keep – but I have plans for the new year. The first has to do with my writing space. So far, it has only been used for overtime office work. One large goal for January is to claim the space for writing. Another is to decide on a story idea for an open anthology.

Mostly, I want to get words out of my head and onto the screen/page.

The bookshelf will have writing books as well as research items. The computer will be there, which should help it feel less empty.

Must find some inspirational items to help me along.