The apartment building this month! Good lord. Killing me (softly…with his hands…)

We had a leak today. In the same spot, almost exactly, that we had a leak at the beginning of this year. Plumber had to tear open the ceiling yet again to track it down. SO ANNOYING. But…it happens. It’s part of the job. And don’t get me wrong; as much as the Ho and I can groan and complain about this building sometimes, it has been an incredible source of stability and happiness in our lives. I would not be able to decide to start writing full-time without this building.

Writing went well today…I wanted to finish, but that wasn’t in the cards with all the extra shenanigans. Still, I made excellent progress.

I felt so anxious earlier this week, anxious to the point where I could only get 20 or 30 minutes worth of work done at a time. Well, that’s passed, praise be to baby g. I put in a solid 5 hours of work today, and that’s a lot for any creative endeavor. I’m feeling more myself again, more in the zone.

The manuscript is due tomorrow to my editor, and I will certainly be using all of that time to get done what I want to get done. I’m going through the notes that the Ho gave me, which takes me up to, basically, where the story really takes off. That’s really what I needed, to be honest – to make sure that the beginning part moves along. I cut a scene in the beginning, which got the word count down a bit…and tomorrow I’ve pinpointed another scene that can be cut. That should get me down to the 95,000 words that I was aiming for. I’ll see if I can cut even another scene somewhere…I’m not sure. We’ll see.

Tomorrow will be a busy day. I have apartment duties, writing, and then going to see Liz do her taping. Wish me luck. Actually going to bed on time tonight so I can wake up on time. That will make a difference 🙂

Night!

Artwork this evening is from Paul Alexander.