Waiting on pins and needles
Okay, you know, the waiting is starting to really get to me. Lots of pins and needles here. I know I can’t worry about it, it’s out of my hands, but my little writer’s imagination starts to get excited and start having hallucinations dreams about agents and editors. I really do hope there’s a happy ending in all of this.
I spent the weekend traveling up to D.C. to attend Debra Dixon’s “Goal, Motivation, and Conflict” workshop, as well as her “Hero’s Journey” workshop. My brain is full now. 
I intended to use the time to plot out my Book That Shall Not Be Named (top secret high concept idea here). I did start to get some ideas about my characters, but darn it all if I didn’t come up with ideas to tweak two of my other books. I think it’ll be good. 
This past week was a good one for me, in terms of production. 50 pages. Yep, gotta like that. 
I’m aiming for another 40 this week, which will bring me toward the book’s end point. I should be able to wrap this book up in a few weeks. If you really held my feet to the fire, I could potentially finish the book in 16 days. But let’s be real. I have toddlers. 
The fact that I can dress myself in the mornings is quite often a miracle.
Ireland plans are still simmering. I want this to be a real experience, not of the tourist sort. So I’m mulling things over and figuring out what I want to do. Clarification: what I am able to do on our budget. 
If I were of the rich and famous variety, I’d have our chaffeur MacEgan drive us around and we’d dine in castles and sleep in palaces. Yes, I am a woman of simple and humble tastes. 
My children visited a petting zoo with my mother this weekend. My son had the chance to milk a cow. But of all the animal petting, all the zebras, ostriches, cows, pig racing, and chickens, what interested them the most? The fact that the animals went to the bathroom on the ground! :confused2: This was all they could talk about, because it was IMPORTANT! 
As for me, I just wanted to be sure they washed their hands with disinfectant. Yeeech!
How was your weekend?
Michelle posted in Writing @ 12:23 pm | Viewed 2844 times
Tori Lennox Says:
Yes, I am a woman of simple and humble tastes.
Much like myself.
what interested them the most? The fact that the animals went to the bathroom on the ground!
mary beth Says:
LOL Michelle.
Glad you had a great time at your workshop. Good luck with the pages, plotting and planning!
Crystal* Says:
Good weekend.
Kids are funny like that. I actually had my oldest girl tell me she wanted to be a cow…so she could do that. Toilet paper? Who? Her?:rotfl:
Grins*
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
LOL on the animals
Sending you good vibes that the waiting
has a fabulous conclusion 
Peggy Says:
Hold on Michelle, I’m sure something’s going to happen in the near future! Keeping my fingers firmly crossed for ya!
Kelly Says:
Good luck with the waiting. It must be nervewracking but hopefully the end will justify the means…or the means justify the end…wait…now I’m all confused. Where’s my coffee?!
Stacy Says:
Waiting is no fun:fryingpan:, I know.
The petting soon sounds, uh, fun? LOL.
Good luck!
Le Ellis Says:
GMC workshops are awesome! I’m on pins and needles too, hoping you hear some great news SOON!
April Says:
Keep working on the patience! Everything is crossed and prayers are being sent up!:shimmy:
Amy K. Says:
LMAO about the animals. *sigh* Love toddlers.
I spent my weekend doing fun things like revising and going to my FIL’s wedding.:shock: