Random progress thingie
I've been working steadily on LIGHTBORN.
You might remember that some time ago (maybe nearly a year? or more??) I bought a piece of software called Story View, which is not that great probably by Macintosh standards of writing software. But I don't have a Macintosh, and this software has SAVED MY NON-LINEAR WRITING ASS so many times in the past few months that I declare it worth every penny.
I have been writing inside the outline for some months now and the book is beginning to come together. I don't get lost. I don't get confused. I can easily switch in and out of the outline and look at the text up close or in outline view. I can move things around easy-peasy. In short: I LOVE STORY VIEW.
Probably safe to say that the narrative has finally stopped opening up and is beginning to close down. I have one more week to work on it, then a week off at half-term, and then I think six weeks before school breaks up for the summer. In that time I expect to finish a draft, one way or another. Afraid to say this and thereby jinx self, but hey. It's supposed to be a writing blog and so I'd better talk about the book sooner or later.
Also...and I think this is key...now that I have some reliable childcare in the mornings, I've been deliberately taking time out to do stuff I want to do, whether or not it's practical. I have been to Starbuck's three times in the last several weeks and I have had their exorbitant cappuccino (did I spell that right?) which for me is a major indulgence but hey--it gets the synapses snapping. I used to love writing in cafes and I can't tell you how decadent it feels to be doing it again.
Also...I started running again. If you could call it that. I'd been missing it a lot; even though it has wrecked my knees and I'm no natural runner, I missed it.
I can't think of anything else to say right now. It feels good to be writing. The downhill runs are so rare and I'm determined to enjoy this one for however long it lasts...
