This is crazy. It seems as a writer there are not a lot of opportunities to relax. I can't even watch television to relax. I now analyze everything. The characters and what makes them unique, I think of ways to write the scene I'm watching. How could I make the character sound like that on paper. How can I get the reader to see what I'm seeing on the screen. I find myself describing the setting in which the scene is taking place.
Any-who that is my whining for the day. I guess it is maybe a good thing, it may help my writing but it makes taking a break a little more difficult.
Our family made a decision Saturday. We decided to sponsor a child through Compassion International.
A young lady spoke at the conference Todd attended. She is now in college, but for years she had a family from America who sponsored her. They wrote her letters and of course financially contributed to her as well. The testimony was amazing and it brought my husband to think about how easy it would be.
Last night after searching the website Olivia found her new "sister" Hailen. Hailen is almost six years old and lives in Columbia with her grandma and her dad. We are excited about being used by the Lord in her life.
How much do we take for granted, food, clean water, clothes, a roof over our head, and generally a little money left over. Every five seconds a child under the age of five dies because of mal-nutrition. Sometimes the problem seems too daunting, how can our little bit help, it will be insignificant. I can promise you, to Hailen our thirty bucks a month will be of huge significance.
My wonderful hubby is flying to Atlanta tomorrow for a conference. He will not be home until late Friday night. He takes short trips sometimes and each time I wish I was going with him. I miss him a lot while he is gone.
My plans for the week are to finish re-reading my MS and making some changes. I think writing is definitely easier than re-writing. I would much rather just continue working on my new book but then In the Rain will be put aside and I worked much to hard to do that.
I am also getting started on planning a Christmas musical for the kids at church. I have enjoyed working with the kids at church. We are going to have a fall party. This will be the first time I have organized an event. Hopefully all goes well.
Enough of my rambling. Have a blessed day.
Well the first novel is finished, now what am I doing. OKay, let's see, I have done character building for my next novel. This is an exciting part of the process, this is where fake people who do not exsist come to life.
I have also decided on an opening scene for part two of In the Rain and an opening scene to another book.
Sleep has once again begun to elude me. Apperantly the best time to write books is in bed when I'm supposed to be sleeping.
I have also started the first official re-write of In the Rain. Like they say writers write, authors re-write.
One other project is an article for a magazine submission. Writing an article is entirely different than writing a novel but it is good practice.
It is 11:28 we will see when I fall asleep tonight. Good night all.
