Maudlin

My author self is feeling maudlin today.
maud·linadjective1. tearfully or weaklyemotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlinstory of a little orphan and her lost dog. 2. foolishly or mawkishly sentimentalbecause of drunkenness.
Okay, admittedly, it is not the second definition. It isonly nine o'clock in the morning after all. Not noon.
I love writing. I hope I'm not forced to retire from ituntil I'm 90. There are a million different stories I want to tell. I'm notsure I'm talented enough to...