Project October 2017: Week Five

Yes, it’s that time of year again when I go on a partial hiatus to do a really intensive month of writing. Normal posts will resume in November but, in the meantime, I hope you’ll enjoy an insight into this year’s Project October.

Week Five: Abandonment or Accomplishment

It’s strange to say it but I think this Project October has resulted in both abandonment and accomplishment. No, I didn’t write a single word and ended up abandoning my plans to finish Trine but I’ve got some fairly well-developed plans for another book and a list of women wanting to participate, to have their stories told.

It’s always best to look on the bright side and if there’s one thing I do well, it’s come up with ideas. Okay, execution is a much longer and excruciating process and I didn’t achieve it this time but I have in the past and I will again in the future. Writing is a journey. Sometimes it’s all uphill. Other times you coast down. I just have to keep reminding myself, in the immortal words of Jimmy Dugan, “The hard is what makes it great.”

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Thanks for following my journey this month. Regular blog posts resume on Thursday.