When Life Hands You Lymes Thoughts
I just got back from a nice long (hot!) walk on the beach and am all geared up and excited to get some editing done on When Life Hands You Lymes. Sometimes it feels like I've been working on this book forever. It's gone through so many drafts and although the main plot and ideas have stayed the same, there have been dozens of variations on just how that plot has been carried out.
It was four years ago this month when I sat in the car, probably listening to music, and gazing almost unseeingly out the window and decided to write a book where the main character had Lyme disease. I was on my way from an out-of-state doctor where I had finally gotten a diagnosis that I had Lyme disease. I didn't want anyone to feel as hopeless and alone as I had and I figured a book would be the best way to accomplish that - or at least a good start.
It wasn't long after that when I was swinging one day (something I did for hours each day because it helped me feel better), and the title When Life Hands You Lymes popped into mind. Ideas would float in every so often and I pondered the story a lot, trying to decide what elements were needed to make it work.
I didn't feel ready to write about Lyme disease though, and so continued pondering it, but never committing anything (except maybe a few outlining ideas) to paper. It wasn't until April of 2013 that I first wrote anything public about Lyme disease, and that was on my blog for the A to Z Challenge. It was so rewarding and freeing and really helped me along with the emotional healing process.
When Life Hands You Lymes didn't get past the brainstorming stage for almost another year though. Then on January first of 2014 I began writing the story. I had no clue at the time what a huge process it would be, but each day brings me closer to completion, and for that I'm thankful.
I'm at the point now where I can see the story really beginning to take shape and I'm rather excited about what I can hopefully accomplishing during these last two weeks before I head back home. It's a very beautiful place to work and I feel my creativity seeping into the story, despite being in the editing process, a phase that doesn't always get along well with my creativity.
And now I'm off to edit.
It was four years ago this month when I sat in the car, probably listening to music, and gazing almost unseeingly out the window and decided to write a book where the main character had Lyme disease. I was on my way from an out-of-state doctor where I had finally gotten a diagnosis that I had Lyme disease. I didn't want anyone to feel as hopeless and alone as I had and I figured a book would be the best way to accomplish that - or at least a good start.
It wasn't long after that when I was swinging one day (something I did for hours each day because it helped me feel better), and the title When Life Hands You Lymes popped into mind. Ideas would float in every so often and I pondered the story a lot, trying to decide what elements were needed to make it work.
I didn't feel ready to write about Lyme disease though, and so continued pondering it, but never committing anything (except maybe a few outlining ideas) to paper. It wasn't until April of 2013 that I first wrote anything public about Lyme disease, and that was on my blog for the A to Z Challenge. It was so rewarding and freeing and really helped me along with the emotional healing process.
When Life Hands You Lymes didn't get past the brainstorming stage for almost another year though. Then on January first of 2014 I began writing the story. I had no clue at the time what a huge process it would be, but each day brings me closer to completion, and for that I'm thankful.
I'm at the point now where I can see the story really beginning to take shape and I'm rather excited about what I can hopefully accomplishing during these last two weeks before I head back home. It's a very beautiful place to work and I feel my creativity seeping into the story, despite being in the editing process, a phase that doesn't always get along well with my creativity.
And now I'm off to edit.
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