I suppose technically it’s not Fall yet, but let’s not quibble. As we move into what will hopefully be cooler, wetter weather, the writing is going well. I switched up my schedule and now write in the mornings before my “commute” into the living room for the day job. I’ve also made some progress with getting more sleep, and that makes a tremendous difference in how I feel. Go figure.
Bound in Smoke is going reallly well. I continue to have breakthroughs that make me excited about the story and the world. I’m not sure when I’ll have an updated Chapter 1 to post, though I think it will be sometime in the next couple of months. It’s such a relief to have the creativity continuing to come back to me and have the words on the page feel rich and real.
A while back, I started writing using a program called Ulysses rather than WordPerfect and so far it’s been a great transition. Ulysses has a really neat feature that lets me quickly insert editorial notes as I’m writing that don’t disturb the flow of the story text. Oddly, this has been emotionally helpful because recently my inner critic has been so loud and detrimental. Now, I can insert a note or reminder about the text and just move on instead of feeling like the whole story is a failure. Plus, I also got my printer working again after the MacOS upgrade to Big Sur disabled my ability to print.
I hope everyone is staying safe and doing well. Let me know in the comments.
