Books ... the best distraction:

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Writing Journal Entry # 12:

Now … where was I?

Yay!

I completed the first draft of my novel: Slipped Masks.

It’s a milestone moment for a writer to reach this stage.

I hit the print icon and the 186–page manuscript streamed from the printer.

It was a great moment to shuffle the pages together in a neat pile and hand it to my wife.

Now to settle in a comfy chair with a large coffee and a red pen.

Let reading and revision commence for draft # 2 …

Writing Journal Entry # 11:

In anticipation of watching Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 movie: The Shining, on Halloween, this blog is peppered with stills and animated gifs from that movie.

As many times as I’ve seen The Shining – and Lord only knows how many times I’ve seen it so far – that movie never gets old.

An in-depth blog on The Shining is to follow.

For now, this is about my need to focus on my own work in progress: Slipped Masks.

I’m getting antsy with the first draft …

I need to get this draft done, printed, and be in an armchair reading it through, scribbling and making notations with a red pen.

It’s great to share this writing process with my wife and I can’t wait for her to see the completed, printed version.

I don’t want any distractions…

… no reasons for procrastination …

… I wake up …

… focus ...

… and it’s down to work!

Writing can be frustrating at times …

… even nightmarish!

Sometimes writing gets you …

My wife’s been reading the work I’ve finished so far …

… and says she understands …

… so when the first draft is done, we’ll be celebrating!

See you when I emerge from the dark side of writing …

…hopefully!

Blogging / tweeting / pinning, et al, will resume when the first draft is complete.

More to come.

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