A Submission Today
I have been trying for 3 weeks to write a short piece for the Minneapolis Almanac. It should be easy, just 600 words about my hometown, but I could do nothing! Weird.
So I gave up and went back to my book. A weekend on the book and I was ready to write for the Almanac. Weird. As though the book was an energy field that held up everything else until I fed the field. Or drained it. Whatever.
Today I submitted a short piece on Tapestry Folkdance Center. I worked on it for hours yesterday and came up with a pretty-good piece. Not great, but it won't embarrass me. (I have published pieces that embarrass me. I suppose I'll do it again.) It felt wonderful to shoot it out to the editor this morning. I feel lighter in my body and happy.
It is difficult, very difficult to work FT AND write a book AND write short pieces. It's a lot to think through! My mind has felt crowded. But now, I am glad I pushed myself to do this short piece. Maybe, like exercise, it will make me stronger.
Reva
So I gave up and went back to my book. A weekend on the book and I was ready to write for the Almanac. Weird. As though the book was an energy field that held up everything else until I fed the field. Or drained it. Whatever.
Today I submitted a short piece on Tapestry Folkdance Center. I worked on it for hours yesterday and came up with a pretty-good piece. Not great, but it won't embarrass me. (I have published pieces that embarrass me. I suppose I'll do it again.) It felt wonderful to shoot it out to the editor this morning. I feel lighter in my body and happy.
It is difficult, very difficult to work FT AND write a book AND write short pieces. It's a lot to think through! My mind has felt crowded. But now, I am glad I pushed myself to do this short piece. Maybe, like exercise, it will make me stronger.
Reva
posted by Seven Authors in A Private Conversation at 8:41 PM
1 Comments:
Reva! Congratulations! Very happy to hear of the whorl of energies conspiring. It's a mystery not to be understood how one thing affects another. Just keep accepting it. Cheers! Victoria
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