Time to Stop in Order to Start

Evidently my brain shut down in April. My word count was the lowest it’s been in over a year. May is not improving (sort of on purpose). However, I will not fuss or beat myself up about it: That serves no purpose. Instead, I spent a day reflecting and meditating on my why I have not been writing.
April (and May) has been full of intentional and unintentional breaks:
• Got both my COVID vaccine shots and remained quarantined for two weeks to protect myself and my neighbors.
• Felt allergies develop into another sinus infection. (Blah!)
• Left Austin to visit my mom after a long absence. (Nothing like being with mom.)
• Flew to visit my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. (And had a great time!)

Now, it’s time to focus and get back to a “normal” routine that includes writing daily. So, for one week: no blogging, no social media, no newsletters - nothing but writing/editing for a solid week. (Maybe a quick check in Goodreads to see what's new.)

Goal: Have a solid draft of Midnight Bites ready for line edit by 24 May. After that, I will send the draft to my editor.

My last focus week was in January. While I reached my word count goal, I did not complete drafting Midnight Bites. The story keeps going and going and going. Enough!

I’ll miss you all over the next week, but I’ll be back. Cross your fingers I return reporting: Draft done.

Peace, Kathrine