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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Weekend on a Wednesday

Today was my day off which was nice since it involved me skipping the gym and sleeping in. I got some writing done. Slow going there. The ABC crew (all of them very, very nice) came and got shots of my son having breakfast and going off to school, me writing (yes, visually dull, even if I did have on a pink sweater.) They seemed to be under the impression that writing mostly involves typing. Um, no. Writing mostly involves thinking, reading and agony. Well, it does at the beginning stage anyway, which is where I am with my current project. My cat Jasper had the presence of mind to sit cutely on my lap while I was "working." So, perhaps you'll see him on TV! I wonder if I should get him an agent? Then lots of talking, then they got shots of me feeding the sheep. The title is America at a Crossroad. In my imagination, I am more more articulate that I was in fact.

So, in sum, I got more work done than usual, plus I got to sleep in. A good day. Except for the worry about looking like an idiot come April. Come to think of it, though, I take that risk every day.

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Comments:
"Writing mostly involves thinking, reading and agony. Well, it does at the beginning stage anyway..."

Thanks for saying that. I thought I could write a romance novel fairly quickly and have been chiding myself for that not happening. I am dong exactly what you wrote and, if you experience it, it's okay for me. I'm finding it's similar to writing psychological evaluations, which I did for many years. I administered tests to a patient, then could not write the report for several days; the test results had to roll around in my mind, even in my sleep, before I knew the diagnosis and the reasons for it; then, I could write the report.

I found your web site when I needed more information on English titles; more reading, more thinking...
Marcella
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Fri Dec 22, 10:54:00 AM PST
 
Marcella:

I'm glad the words helped out. Good luck with your project!
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