
Right now I’m thinking
- Should I write something about gratitude since it’s Thanksgiving week?
- I’m not over this cold. Running wouldn’t be a good idea, and I am losing my mind as a result.
- Why are my dogs developing food aggression all of a sudden?
- There are a bazillion doomsday blog posts out there. Every second person is writing in Manichean terms–as if life is a Star Wars installment, and everyone is either on Luke’s side or Darth’s.
- Everyone pretends to be Yoda, but no one is.
- I need to ease up on the coffee.
- Another agent requested my full manuscript and says she’s anxious to read it (!!!!!!!!!!).
- No more coffee today.
- I haven’t touched my manuscript since I got that email.
- What is going on with me that I can’t get back to editing the manuscript?
- I entered my novel in writing contest in which one judge gave me a total score of 98.7 out of 100 with glowing comments. The second gave a 97.8/100 with similarly glowing comments. The third gave me a 77 with no comments.
- I cannot stop thinking about that 77 with no comments.
- A 77 is a C.
- The only time I’ve ever gotten a C is in an Algebra class.
- Writing a novel feels like doing Algebra II.