Confession Tuesday
Happy last Tuesday of August. Time to confess. Share a little of yourself with us and we promise to do the same.
Today is the first day of school for Alex and Ella!
When the new school year starts, I get the first day of school blues. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to get them back into a routine. But every year they get a little older. I can see it in their faces. I take pictures of them on their first day every year and the difference is noticeable. No baby fat. No first day jitters (well, maybe a few). They are ready to go back to school. I'll get there eventually.
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As the kids have aged, I have stayed eternally young, of course. Funny how that happens!
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Also today, my dad is having knee replacement surgery. Please send good thoughts his way. Thanks!
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I've been fiddling with one of the central poems in my second manuscript for more than a week. It's almost there. But overall, I'm about halfway through the revision process for the collection. I *think* I'll be able to finish up revisions by Labor Day. That's my goal. Once the edits are complete, I'll take a hard look at the order and send to friends for a look-see.
The original arch of the book made sense, and still makes sense, but I may tweak it a bit to see if I can have the emotional quality more consistent throughout. (Do I mean emotional quality or tone? Not sure.) Currently, the third section packs a wallop while the build to that section is lacking a certain depth of feeling.
Happy to be making some headway.
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And because I am moving forward with m'script #2, I feel up to a new writing challenge. Would like to see if I can write a poem a day in September, just to generate new work that has nothing to do with my current manuscript. This challenge is a lead-in to another poem a day challenge in November. I'll take the month of October to revise and submit. Don't think I have any poems out to journals, which is fine by me.
Today is the first day of school for Alex and Ella!
When the new school year starts, I get the first day of school blues. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to get them back into a routine. But every year they get a little older. I can see it in their faces. I take pictures of them on their first day every year and the difference is noticeable. No baby fat. No first day jitters (well, maybe a few). They are ready to go back to school. I'll get there eventually.
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As the kids have aged, I have stayed eternally young, of course. Funny how that happens!
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Also today, my dad is having knee replacement surgery. Please send good thoughts his way. Thanks!
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I've been fiddling with one of the central poems in my second manuscript for more than a week. It's almost there. But overall, I'm about halfway through the revision process for the collection. I *think* I'll be able to finish up revisions by Labor Day. That's my goal. Once the edits are complete, I'll take a hard look at the order and send to friends for a look-see.
The original arch of the book made sense, and still makes sense, but I may tweak it a bit to see if I can have the emotional quality more consistent throughout. (Do I mean emotional quality or tone? Not sure.) Currently, the third section packs a wallop while the build to that section is lacking a certain depth of feeling.
Happy to be making some headway.
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And because I am moving forward with m'script #2, I feel up to a new writing challenge. Would like to see if I can write a poem a day in September, just to generate new work that has nothing to do with my current manuscript. This challenge is a lead-in to another poem a day challenge in November. I'll take the month of October to revise and submit. Don't think I have any poems out to journals, which is fine by me.
Comments
good luck with the second manuscript and all my love to your dad. i hope the surgery went well. xo