Hey Folks,
Yeah, this is pretty much another placeholder post to keep this Journal streak going.
I spent much of the early morning wrangling babies, shifting 4-legs from one room to another. Although the other two (cat and chihuahua) are fine around other 2-legs, my little girl gets hyper nervous.
That made for an interesting night and early morning. That baby has taught me more about patience in the past few years than I’ve learned from all sources (including experience) during the rest of my life.
Maybe that’s why I can write novels now. (grin) And maybe that’s why I can wait to write when I have to.
Mothers Day
Of course, today is Mothers Day. Yeah, it’s a commercial thing, but it’s much more than that.
For me this is a day to focus and reflect on moms and other women who have been or are significant to me.
I think of my wonderful wife who is a blessing to me. She’s human and I’m human, with all the attendant ups and downs. But at the end of the day we’re always there for each other, and I love seeing her laugh and smile.
I remember Mom, my stepmother, who passed five years ago and who gave me the kitten I talk about here so much, the one I call my youngest daughter.
I think of my estranged mother, the woman who gave me birth, and hope she is happy, by her own definition of that word, in her life.
I have two daughters who are moms in their own right. I have four “adopted” daughters — two married to two of my sons, one who is significant to my other son, and one who has left the family but whom I still consider a daughter and whose little girls I still count among my grandchildren. (Parents’ foibles are never the fault of the child.)
And my sisters and sister in law, aunts, cousins, and friends. I’m so very grateful for all of them.
This is a special day, in much the same way Veterans Day or Memorial Day or Independence Day or Thanksgiving are special days. An opportunity to reflect on other important (to me) people and events.
I hope it is as special for you, and for all the women in your life.
Today, and Writing
Rolled out at 3 again. My favorite time to get up.
Wrote the stuff above by around 6, and I’m posting it early so I won’t forget and so it will be there most of the day today.
Back tomorrow.
Of Interest
At Dean’s place, “Open Driveway and Other Distractions” at http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/open-driveway-and-other-distractions/. Nothing spectacular, but he knocked out 1900 words on his novel yesterday and another 2100 last night. The guy continues to amaze me.
Fiction Words: XXXX
Nonfiction Words: 450 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 450
Writing of
Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXX
Writing of The Storm (tentative title, novel)
Day 1…… 3227 words. Total words to date…… 3227
Day 2…… 3366 words. Total words to date…… 6593
Day 3…… 2893 words. Total words to date…… 9486
Day 4…… 3172 words. Total words to date…… 12658
Day 5…… 1021 words. Total words to date…… 13679
Day 6…… 1735 words. Total words to date…… 15414 (stalled)
Day 7…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the month……… 15414
Total fiction words for the year………… 263008
Total nonfiction words for the month… 7530
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 82220
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 345228
The Daily Journal blog streak……………………………………… 536 days
Calendar Year 2017 Novel Goal (15 novels)………………… 4 novels
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 24
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 3
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 167