Vacation

I took last week off from blogging because I was on vacation with my daughter. We went to the beach and had a blast! It was wonderful to have that time off from my day job, but I didn't take time off from writing. In fact, I wrote a lot more than I would have at home, likely due to the additional time I had. One day, I had nothing scheduled as they were calling for rain from the remnants of hurricane Ida, but it ended up just being overcast. Still, it was nice to have a day off to just chill. We stayed in, ordered food, and I wrote. It was also #PitMad, so I was able to write meaningful comments to fellow writers on their pitches, which I loved.

After 10 days off, it's back to the daily grind at work, but I'm still plugging away at my #WIP. I'm about 15k words from my goal, but I also realize it might not take that many words to finish the story. However, I'm the type of writer who wants to just get the story out, and then I go back and add in details later. With my last manuscript, my MFA program instructors really helped to flush out the details in their suggested edits, and I ended up with almost 90k words! I've since pared down that manuscript, but with that experience in mind, I'm okay if I don't actually get to 80k on this first draft. I know that by the time I've polished and edited it, I'll probably be there or over, but hopefully not over by much!

Today is also the first day of high school for my daughter. She's not thrilled, but I'm excited for her. I hated middle school and really found my people in high school when I joined the Theatre program. I'm hopeful she will have a similar experience. We both really struggled with her middle school for the last three years and I'm crossing my fingers things will be better this year. 

Now that summer is mostly over, I'm looking forward to cooler weather, apple picking, and other enjoyable autumn activities. What are you looking forward to this season?