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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| 2014 wasn't a banner year as far as good years ago, but it wasn't the worse either. I didn't write the great American novel. I didn't meet the man of my dreams. or even a close second. I did not write in my blog every day.On the other hand, I didn't lose my job: I didn't lose my house or my car. Let's put a positive spin here. We did have some momentous changes in the family. My younger brother discovered he has mesothelioma. After a successful surgery, he's been given another ten years, which is, of course, just a guess. He's not bitter or sad. He just gets tired easily. He claims he's still a basically happy person. My father finally conceded that he can't drive after dark, and that maybe some of his decision making abilities aren't quite what they used to be. We have to make concessions for that. I tried some new things. I took a computer course on Thomas Jefferson, which was a thrill. I'm surprised how useful the information has been. I took part in NaNoWriMo for the first time, and the October Prep. The discipline and the commitment to complete those were a big step forward. I do think I'm trying more options in writing and demonstrating better discipline than in the past. And the feeling of actually having completed a novel, even if it isn't fit to read (yet), is tremendous. One thing I've discovered about myself is that I have a hard time with happy endings. No matter how great a story may be going, how upbeat, somehow it always takes a big downhill sweep. Real life disappointments and experiences get in the way. I don't allow myself to have high expectations, so that I won't be disappointed. Apparently, I do that in my fiction, too, pulling the rug out at the last minute. I want to work on that. It would be easy to focus on failures, or illnesses, or the news. But it helps to look at the successes and the strides forward as well, to review strengths as well as weaknesses, to recognize opportunities for growth. Reviewing the past is not to get lost in the past, but to move onward. |
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