Julie Hoolie

C'est la vie. Translates to Life is Bumpy.

Laziness isn't my problem. Life is. Not a problem of course, just the real reason I'm behind. I have mentioned before that I write when hubby is napping. I can only expect to have productive writing time versus "interrupted time and ending up crabby because I tried to write" time.

My motivation to write a book was all about him and his stories from police work. We, the family, have heard his stories over and over, to the point we can jump in and finish his sentences. (I'm also well practiced in diverting him when he launches into describing, during holiday dinners with extended family, a murder scene.) So my goal is to honor those memories by weaving them into a fictional story.

Last week: only 15 minutes of writing.

Show not Tell

Progress on goals: even though I have a major presentation tomorrow, I have worked the story on two out of three days.

Emphasis: I am trying not to go back and edit -- in fact, I've told myself I can't count the time if it's just editing. BUT I have realized that pieces of the story are more "tell" than "show." So that has been an emphasis for the last week both in new writing and in editing. Sorry I've forgotten the person whose blog mentioned tell/show, so I can't give proper credit. I know it's Writing 101, but for work I write factual, technical, non-emotional notes and reports. Visualize the new Julie: at home, reaching into her brain and switching the output port from "F" (factual) to "C" (creative)!