We didn’t get the snow that was forecast last night, unless you count a weird, light dusting I noticed around the car windows this morning, but the weather has definitely put the lie to the idea that we’ve finally entered spring. I suspect I’ll finally be able to stop wearing my winter coat by late April, but late March seems to be pretty much off the table.
It’s been an interesting week, albeit not always interesting in ways that I’d like. One of the editors I work with told me the other day that he’d had an anxiety dream about this one book, and I’m close to having a few myself. There’s some small comfort in knowing the big issues that are keeping a couple of projects from moving forward aren’t of my making, but…well, not a whole lot. Still, I think we’re further along today than we were yesterday, so there’s that at least.
Meanwhile, I had one of them birthday-type things again. It seems like I had the last one only a year ago. It’s been mostly uneventful, although I received some very nice gifts — almost exclusively books — and well-wishes, and it was a good day.
I even did some writing, which I’ve managed to do most every day for the past week and a half. And while it’s still very scatter-shot and meandering — very first-draft-y — some good ideas and forward momentum may have snuck in while I wasn’t paying attention. (They’re not wrong when they say a big part of writing is just showing up.) Today’s few pages didn’t bring any great eureka moments, and showing up isn’t always fun, but I never regret writing, only when I don’t.
Anyway, it’s been an odd sort of week, but not a bad one, even kind of good in its way.
Good ideas have a nice way of sneaking into stories. Very interesting to hear; I look forward to reading it!
And a very happy birthday to you!
Happy (slightly belated) birthday!