I spent all day in my office cleaning out the detritis of the dissertation. There was also quite a bit of dust still remaining from the bathroom remodel. I still have on my pajamas. I cleaned all day in my pajamas. One of my dissertation computers actually died today. I scrubbed the dust off all the books I used for research and off the bookshelf itself. I recycled all the extra drafts of the papers and quite a few articles I read to understand how to talk about discouse analysis. I was a little sad to be out of academia but I work at a job that I love and that pays quite a bit better than university work would have.
I'm free to start a new project now and thinking it might be some creative writing. I've been collecting books about writing but a Walter Mosley interview on NPR told me to quit reading and start writing. He says just write 600 words per day and I'll have my novel in a year.
Never one to settle for just one opinion, I've been reading The Passionate Accurate Story by Carol Bly. She tells me to start out by writing a list of values and 10k word autobiography. The values will help with the story later and the autobiography will help me avoid writing about myself. I guess if I write a 50k autobiography, I'll have a book.
I'm going to combine the advice and write 600 words a day starting with the autobiography.
Friday – April 26, 2024 – Eastertide
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Today’s Gospel Reading: John 14:1-6 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not
let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me.
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