It’s 0514 and I’m at the computer. I had to get a few blog posts ready before I could settle in and work on the novels. I have made a commitment to get them done in time for a conference in September, and to have at least one of them ready to submit to a contest in 2 weeks time.

It is quite likely that sleep deprivation will set in sometime around next Saturday. My schedule this week is brutal. Fun stuff that was scheduled long before I got an agent and long before I decided to enter the contest. But that means that I have to fit in the writing in the crevices that remain.

This morning I made a crevice by taking 3 hours of vacation time at work. I hate taking vacation time during the summer. Especially when I’ll be spending it inside working on the computer. Hopefully this morning will dawn bright and sunny so that I can take the laptop outside and work on the patio.

Stormy was glad to see me when I ambled through the door, but her joy didn’t last all that long when I plunked down at the computer and started bashing keys.

The good part of the whole treadmill is that I have several really great story ideas churning around in my head. And now that I’m scheduling time to work on them I’ll make it happen. There’s no rush, no urgency to finish a work without a deadline and some sort of consequence. You can convince yourself that you’re “writing in my head” when what you’re really doing is staring at the wall and trying to remember if you have any Oreo’s left on the shelf in the pantry. (The answer is no.)

I’m a little daunted by what I’ve undertaken with this course in my life. I’m also thrilled to have the opportunities presented to me.

I’ll keep you posted. Maybe even a picture or two of me toiling over a hot keyboard. Then again, I’m told I have a face more suited for radio.

What lies in your future that draws you forward and holds you back at the same time? Is there a task that you’ll never finish until someone sets a line down and demands your completion?

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