It rained today! It wasn’t supposed to—or, rather it was supposed to, but then they changed the forecast to a nope—but then it did. In the morning, and then again in the late afternoon, right before my evening writing session. Crazy!
Still struggling with how early it gets dark, BUT…I feel like I’ve turned a corner with it. I’ve embraced it, to a certain degree. Or, adjusted. It’s going to be getting dark by the time I finish writing for the day. Just enough time after closing up shop to walk the pups with Bear, and then it’s night time. Somehow, I can get down with that, now. There’s a rhythm I’ve found with it that I can enjoy.
We’re watching the Dolphins Hard Knocks right now. I don’t know if this is the first time they’ve done an *in season* one, but it’s pretty cool, and they definitely picked a good team to do it with. The Dolphins are super exciting this year. Explosive offense. And a solid defense, for sure. They’re a shot to go all the way. Perhaps not a favorite, but certainly dangerous. Play the wrong game against them when it counts, and they can beat you.
Writing today was…rough to start, and then I recovered a bit. Doing some research. Writing down my takeaways and then adding in what that makes me think about the story. It’s so stressful, this period of the process, because it’s so hard to quantify. But, I know I have an antidote in that regard: put in the time. So far, I’ve put in four solid hours the past two days. Not as much as I wanted to—it’s supposed to be three hours every workday—but, hey, it’s a start. THAT’S the dragon to slay: put in the time. If I put in the time and concentration, I know I can do this outlining much, muuuuuch faster. And if I do it enough, I’ll know how many hours it takes me on average, and I can start scheduling that time with a little more accuracy. Six months can become six weeks, maybe, you know? We’ll see. Reminds me: I do need to track my hours. I’ll do that. Set that up tomorrow.
Night night.