Back in the Sunday writing day coffee shop after two weeks without a writing day. Trying to work myself back into the book. Finding it to be in good shape, better than I remembered it when last I let myself skim through what I’ve already written. Thinking I can see ahead to the end, beginning to make out the shadowy shapes of the ending, though I’m only 128 pages into the first draft and by the time I get to page 300 or so I’m bound to find out I was wrong about that ending. But starting to see where it could all lead, starting to see how the parallel storylines will diverge, the different paths for the two main characters… The story is a living thing, a very good sign. I recognize the feel of a living, viable book the way I’ve learned to recognize when the bread dough has risen enough, when it dimples the right way under my fingers. It just feels right. Ready. <\/p>\n
The first book felt this way too, when it reached the 1\/3 mark. It had taken on a life of its own and all I had to do from that point was follow it and trust it. (I say “all I had to do” as if it was an easy thing. It wasn’t. Not in the doing and not in the remembering. But simple. Simple doesn’t always mean easy, does it?) <\/p>\n
I meant to get the first sowing done in the garden this weekend, but yesterday morning was spent revising the garden plan, because I realized at the last moment that I hadn’t properly considered spacing when I mapped out everything I want to plant. And then I planned to sow during naptime, but naptime didn’t work out the way we’d hoped, and today the writing comes first. Hopefully tomorrow I can get those first seeds in. I’m planning carefully, because I want to make the best use of the 6′ x 8′ garden (plus a few containers) that I can, and use succession planting as best I can. The goal is a year-round garden. I’m using this book<\/a>, and this book<\/a>, and this one<\/a> too. Fascinating stuff. Another reason the knitting is languishing. (Though the weather is now just right for Trilce as outdoor-wear, so I do need to get cracking on finishing that up.)<\/p>\n I’ll post my garden plans soon, maybe tomorrow. PNW gardeners should feel free to chime in with advice. Non-PNW gardeners should feel free to be eaten up with envy at our four-season-gardening climate.<\/p>\n And now, back to work with me. Happy Sunday, all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back in the Sunday writing day coffee shop after two weeks without a writing day. Trying to work myself back into the book. Finding it to be in good shape, better than I remembered it when last I let myself …<\/p>\n