Another Night

Tonight I continued to dredge through chapter ten of my novel The Pneuma Orb.  I say dredge because the first hour truly felt like dredging through quicksand, seeing the other side, knowing how to get there, but unable to make my body move properly.  However, I stopped, prayed a silent request, calmed myself, drank a cup of Oolong Tea, and with a refreshed mine, began again.  I finished the night by writing 2 1/2 to 3 pages.  I feel good about it too.  The story is coming along smoothly.  The characters are growing.  The scenes are developing.  And the plot continues to move. 

I hope to finish the chapter this week.  I’d like to write a minimum of one chapter per week.  Give myself a chance to take it slow.  To revise and edit.  Let my wife read it.  And then revise and edit again.  Perhaps I will write a chapter for the novel one week and then write a short story the week after.  Make a consistent thing of it.  Chapter.  Short story.  Chapter.  Short Story.  It would keep me consistent with posting a new short on Amazon Digital, which I have enjoyed greatly.  I have already published two short stories and a children’s book on there in the past two weeks.  In that time, I have had over 170 downloads.  Very encouraging.  I had hoped  to receive a lot of reviews and comments on the stories, but have only received one.  While this did bug me, after some wise words from my wife, and a good swift kick in the rear from the Holy Spirit, I have realized it does me better when I do not focus on how others view me or my work.  I sleep and write better.  In fact, I think we all do. 

 

Till another evening,

Good night. 

 

James