This week has been an interesting one. I set several goals, both writing and health related. The writing ones have gone great. The health, not as much. But I digress…
My plan for the week was to work on Draft 2 for at least 3 one-hour sessions and to update my blogs. So far I’ve managed two sessions with my draft, and I’m actively tracking my session progress. And clearly the blog one is going to get done. I’ll be getting my 3rd draft 2 session in when I join Sage and the others for our Friday co-working zoom.
Tuesday was the meet-and-greet for TEP3. We discussed what our goals were for TEP3, but not just the product. What we hoped to accomplish or get out of the experience. My answer was “To take care of me.”
Writing is something that I do for me. Yes, I hope that it will one day be read by others and that they’ll enjoy it, but the process of writing and creating is absolutely for me. I feel good when I write. It’s a form of therapy for me. I’m able to help characters work through their problems and remind myself of how to work through my own.
In this particular story that I’m working on the main character is a lot like me, but not completely. As a matter of fact, there are elements of myself in each of the main characters. As they learn how to view their strengths and weaknesses in a new way, I’m doing the same.
My husband was out of town for work this week and apparently someone asked about me and what I do. His answer was that I am COO of a family oil & gas partnership and an author. When I read that word, I was taken aback. An author? Really? He sees me as an author? I’ve only had one co-written short story published. I gave up on the only other novel I’ve written. I’ve been working on this book for over a year. Does that make me an author? I guess that’s something else I need to work through.
TEP3 kicks off Monday. I’m very much looking forward to learning from Sage. She is a truth teller. And I’m ready to face my truth. I think.
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