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Day 2,051: Clutter

My brain feels cluttered tonight for no good reason. Sigh…

I was feeling earlier about how far I’ve come in the past year. How much I’ve learned about myself, about my writing, all of it. It made me want to look back at where I was last year, and so I did.

And instead, I saw, or felt just how much I still continue to struggle

Which is a shame, because I had a truly good writing day today. A wonderful day overall, actually, in that I got a ton of shit done in the face of some pretty legit buil...

Day 2,050: Figuring it out

Digging these writing sessions before bed.

They’re small. No pressure. My subconscious has been working on the issues all day.

I’m figuring some stuff out. Finally.

We’ll see what happens when we get to working with my editor/coach, however

Day 2,049: A Different Twist

There’s a twist in my second book that I’ve really struggled with.

I’ve always felt like it was a good twist, a solid reveal in and of itself…but man have I struggled to craft the dominoes that are necessary to justify it. It just hasn’t worked.

Tonight…I may have thought up a new twist. Maybe.

We’ll see. It might work.

Maybe.

It’s late. Have to cut this short…but the Warriors won tonight, even with KD going down with an Achilles injury early on. Still won. Miracle. Honestly don’t think they...

Day 2,048: It’s working

This writing habit is working.

Already.

I’m looking forward to it. Jesus Mary and Joseph, I’m looking forward to it.

I can feel my brain rev up towards it. I was just about to write something about “it’s early, and still new, and blah blah negativity blah”…but fuck that. I’m not looking this one in the mouth. It is what it is, and right now, I’m really enjoying it.

I have new ideas. I just outlined a vivid scene that I want to write tomorrow. It feels real. It feels in character. I’m excited....

Day 2,047: Ten Minutes…

The writing habit experiment is working so far.

I know I’m only…four days in? But, I like it. Just ten minutes of working on my story. At least. Each day. Right before bed.

It’s late, so I’m signing off, but today was a good day. Therapy was that fire. Productive AND restful afternoon. And went to game night over at Ashley Tisdale’s house with Bear, which was genuinely super fun.

Now…pups and sleeps.

Night!

Day 2,046: Warriors in 7?

Warriors win in 7?

They’re in a 3-1 hole. They’ve done it before, though not in the Finals…and not with such a clear talent deficit on the bench.

Personally, I think they’re done. As soon as Klay came up hurt in game 3, I knew it was over. Sigh.

They’re still one of the best teams ever assembled…but they’re not going to be THE best team. Not unless they find some miracle way to win. And I don’t think that’s going to happen.

If I’m wrong–and I’ll happily be wrong–you can call me out as being a...

Day 2,045: Torn

I love how Coco leans up against me.

She wants me close. I protect her. She knows if she touches me, she’s safe.

Coops needs to be near me, but he doesn’t need to touch me. Coco needs the physical contact.

It’s very endearing.

I’m beating myself up right now. Sigh. Nothing too bad, but it is what’s running through my head right now.

I had an interaction today with someone I work with (nobody at Netflix…other work stuff) that I knew going into the interaction wasn’t going to do anything positi...

Day 2,044: New Habit

I want to start a writing habit.

Not writing this blog, which I’ve already accomplished…but for my creative writing. I’ve tried so many times to lock that in.

And it’s not because “it’s the way you have to do it if you want to be a professional writer.” Genuinely. It’s because *I* want that. I want to escape into my imagination once a day. Every day.

So, why don’t I…?

I write this blog every night right before I sleep. I have some strong external triggers for this habit. It helps me do it the...

Day 2,043: Powerful Creatures

I’ve often heard people say that dogs think they’re humans.

I understand what people mean when they say that; their dogs act less like animals than they do their human partners. And dogs do that. It’s what makes them dogs and not wild.

But dogs definitely don’t think they’re human.

You can see it just in the way they interact with us as opposed to their own kind. They treat us with an attention that’s special. We’re powerful, mysterious, weird, and wonderful creatures to them. Other dogs are...

Day 2,042: Building Life

The building consumed a lot of my time today. Le sigh. That’s the way it goes sometimes.

In much, much happier news…I am a CERTIFIED Story Grid Editor! Boooom