I came up with an idea for a book. Personally, I think it's pretty cool and the happy part is that it's writing itself (that is, the characters are making themselves known to me pretty vividly and all I have to do is write them down). I'm keeping the details to myself at this stage of the game but I've always wanted to write a book so it's very exciting.
Lately I've been convinced to write. I had wanted to write a fictionalized story based on my experience with the homeless and the non-profit world but as I tried to fictionalize it and remove myself from events I was making myself anxious and depressed. I guess dredging up old memories was too much, too soon. I'll revisit it later when I've recovered.
Then I realized that what I prefer to fact is fiction and short stories. That was when I came up with my current idea. Suddenly all sorts of material was springing to mind! I've had to sleep with a notebook next to the bed so I can jot down ideas when they wake me up in the middle of the night. I've even had to carry a small notebook in my pocket so when I'm walking down the street or in line at the grocery store I can make notes as things come to me.
At this point, I have notes and characters for about 15-20 stories and a pretty cool way to string them all together (even though they are short stories they all sort of fit together).
So that is why I haven't been blogging much. I've been busy writing (and switching gears from my pretend world to this one gets confusing from time to time)!
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