Tuesday, 8 March 2011

The Devil's in the Detail

I wanted to share today that I am not the only one in my family using the kitchen door. Today’s photo is of my daughter expressing herself. I’m scribbling on the kitchen door but I’m not scribbling too much on paper (or screen) at the moment.

My main writing goal this year is to finally complete my first novel and forward to a publisher. But I seem to be undermining myself. I had a little system going where I was working on the final edit during my lunch break but I was unable to switch between work and writing successfully. I reworked my routine and tidied up my study and started working first thing of a morning at home instead.

In the changeover of routine and cleaning up, I lost my timeline notes and freaked myself out so much I haven’t been able to work on the novel at all. I’m sure once I relax and get back into it I will be able to sort out where I am, and I will probably find my notes. It is just that I am a little bit of a control freak, just a little (shh).

It is the detail that makes a novel and I feel like I’m missing mine. I just hope that as I go it will come back together. Any calming advice welcome. In the meantime I continue to scribble ideas, lists, notes, goals and mad poetry on the door.

Happy scribbling

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