As the hits keep coming, I’m finding myself slowly slipping into insanity. Ok, that’s very dramatic and not exactly literal, but would I actually be aware of losing my sanity?
I struggle to know what to write here because I hate that it all feels so negative all the time. So I’ll try and focus on the things that are going well.
Microgreens
My first batch of microgreens is ready for harvest. I broke one off last night and it was tangy and fresh. Can’t wait to add them to the salad we’re making for dinner tonight.
Writing
For a while, I struggled with being creative, but this week has been very productive. I’ve begun three new projects. One will be a ‘reader bonus’ for when my novel finally gets published. It’s a small piece about two of the characters from the novel.
Another project will be a ‘reader magnet’. A reader magnet is the freebie you get when you sign up for an author’s newsletter. This will take place in the alternate universe I created for my novel, but with different characters in a different part of the country.
The third project kind of just fell into my lap. If it pans out it will be a collaboration with a young local artist on a kid’s illustrated book or possibly a young adult graphic novel, depending on how much the artist wants to put into it. We’ve been in touch, and she seemed just as excited as I was.
I was inspired to suggest a possible story about several different characters she’s drawn. I spent my writing sprints yesterday on some dialogue between the characters to see if it felt right to her based on how she pictured them.
I haven’t heard back from her yet, but she’s 22 and it was Friday night and Valentine’s Day yesterday so it might be a bit before I hear from her. I hope she stays as excited as I am about this project, but I’m glad I have the other projects in case it doesn’t work out.
Valentine’s Day
Speaking of Valentine’s Day, Tennessee gave me such a wonderful gift.
It is so soft and the perfect size for a lap blanket at my desk while I’m writing or working. It was hard to get a good picture of the whole thing. What you can’t see is at the top and at the bottom it says:
Love it so much!
Tonight is our date night where I’m in charge of dinner and afterward, we’ll try to paint each other’s portraits. She is actually a very good painter/visual artist, but I suck so the comparison of the two will be hilarious no doubt. Maybe I’ll post pictures.
Take care of yourselves my friends.
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