Amygdalia's Blog

A screeching halt

The sense of euphoria I felt after finishing the first chapter of Digging for Clues is slowly ebbing.  It felt so wonderful to have gotten that far.  I have an idea, I'm getting it down in writing, and I'm getting very positive feedback.  Next . . . ??

Well, first of all, I know I have a lot of work to do, if I'm going to create a really solid plot and also an enjoyable story.  So, there's research . . . police procedures, etc etc . . .

And then, I realized that I've been thoroughly neglecting everything else, while focusing on my writing.  My house is a disaster, my children need Dr. appointments . . .

And gulp I was suddenly smacked right in the head with the realization that I have only four and a half months until my daughter's Bat Mitzvah!  I have so much left to do.  It really snuck up on me.  I started planning at least 9 months ago, and thought to myself "oh, you have plenty of time.  It's too early to start thinking about that . . . or that . . . "  HAH! 

So, the bottom line here is that I think chapter two is going to take a lot longer to write than chapter one did!

And, on that note . . . with Jakie napping this would probably be a great time to start making some of those phone calls.