Well, the inevitable is finally happening. I am nearing the end of writing my first draft. Four years, thousands of words, hundreds of hours, many layout changes, tons of new ideas. I can't believe it! If I continue to follow my chapter structure (which I have been and it has been working out really well since my memory is goldfish-esque at best) I will end up with 26 chapters and an epilogue. So 27 in total...funny how these things work out! 27 is my lucky/family number for those of you who may not know. I just started chapter 24 and I'm sure you'll have noticed that 23's excerpt has not been uploaded yet. I understand you're all waiting with baited breath, however, I have a plan. I'm just going to write today and see how it goes. When I am getting to the end of the creative stretch, as those of you who are writers will understand, sometimes you could write 30 pages without stopping and others you struggle through a paragraph, I will put up the excerpts I have which will be (hopefully) more than one!
On another note I just want to take a moment to encourage everyone to do something creative today. If you enjoy crafts, writing, knitting, splatter painting, welding, jewelry making, whatever it may be, do something you are passionate about and enjoy. What I have discovered lately is that the more I do that tickles my creative side, the happier I am. The worst thing for a "right brainer" to do is to be stifled. Much like birds in cages, we just want to fly. Don't let the stresses of life clip your wings. If you do end up doing something creative today, I would love to see it or read it! Feel free to message me, post on my Facebook page, send me something on twitter, a carrier pigeon, an owl, whatever you want!
Happy creating!
-EJG
On another note I just want to take a moment to encourage everyone to do something creative today. If you enjoy crafts, writing, knitting, splatter painting, welding, jewelry making, whatever it may be, do something you are passionate about and enjoy. What I have discovered lately is that the more I do that tickles my creative side, the happier I am. The worst thing for a "right brainer" to do is to be stifled. Much like birds in cages, we just want to fly. Don't let the stresses of life clip your wings. If you do end up doing something creative today, I would love to see it or read it! Feel free to message me, post on my Facebook page, send me something on twitter, a carrier pigeon, an owl, whatever you want!
Happy creating!
-EJG