Day 22: Oh, the Pain
April 22, 2001
6:25 p.m.
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Today's Total: 0 Words (So far, anyway)  "Are you Okay?" I opened my eyes and looked up at Lisa. "Sure," I said. "You look like you're in pain." I glanced around me with one of those "Who, me?" looks on my face. I was kicked back in my chair with my hands on top of my head, fingers interlocked and cradling my cranium. My legs were sprawled out before me, and my back was arched oddly because of the swivel action on my chair. I had been alternately staring at the ceiling, and squinching my eyes shut until my beloved came downstairs to check on me. "I'm thinking," I said. "I could tell." I waited for the other shoe to fall, but she didn't dig at me too hard. Must have been the look of sheer panic on my face that made her take mercy on me at the moment. "You should go cut the grass again." I smiled. Cutting the grass is premium thinking time. "My back is stiffening up from the first time." "Go take a walk," she replied, shooing me with a flipping motion of the back of her hands. "But if I do that, then I won't be able to type any great ideas I get into the keyboard." "Geeze, Daddy," Brigid joined the act. "Haven't you heard of a notebook?"   While I haven't actually committed words to paper today, I have to say, it's been very productive. I sat down this morning with my outline, and I went back and fleshed out solutions to each issue I had jotted down during the first 62,000 words of the story. Then I went out and cut the grass. [grin] Then I spent the afternoon building the detailed outline of the rest of the book. I've still got a few minor issues to deal with, but the bottom line from here on out is that I know pretty much every detail of the story. So, I should be able to I'll be power through to the end. That's the good news. The "bad" news is that I've got a bit of work to do, and the end of the month goal is in a bit of jeopardy. Such are the challenges of life, eh? Have a great day.   Can I get workman's comp for a thinking accident? Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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