Nothing like a 'shot in the arm' to jerk you up and get you going.
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I started a sequel to my 'Springtime in Magnolia' book ages ago and then I just ignored it. I had 80 pages written but for some reason I stalled and couldn't get 'unstalled'.
But, the other day I opened that file back up on my computer and decided I'd give it a look-see. I needed some info to move me forward so I asked ChaptGPT for information about an unexperienced young man starting a job at a bank in the late 1940s. I like to be factual and I had no clue about banking then or now.
Well, as I chatted with GPT I got so fired up and the next morning I spent 4 hours at the computer writing and writing and correcting and editing. I gotta get this novel finished. I mean, folks, I don't have years and years to write. These old hands are already giving me a lot of trouble. Of all things my index finger on my dominant hand locks up (trigger finger, they call it). Some times I can get it unlocked fairly easy and other times it just does not want to turn loose and is so painful when I force it. So, yes I need to write while I can.
Or... maybe it can be fixed. Got an appt. with the dr. Monday. We'll see how that goes.
I published 'Springtime in Magnolia' in the fall of 2013. About time I got that sequel done, don't you think?
Good for you! Yes, get it done. I'm working on a family legacy book with old photos and letters and am feeling like I need to really get going too!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is it that you wrote and wrote. I love this post. Hope they give you answers on your trigger finger.
ReplyDeleteOh! Yes! Do it, Latane. Love that you are doing this! Hugs- Diana
ReplyDeleteGood for you. As for trigger finger a shot may help but surgery may be in your future. Been there done both. Surgery was the fix.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are working on your sequel, Latane. Once you get started writing again, it's easy to get fired up. Good luck with it. I started a third book in my series, but stopped after Chapter 40... just stopped (don't know why). But you are right in that at our age, if we're going to finish it, we need to do it now - as who knows how much time we have. As for the trigger finger, my BIL has that. He got away with just an injection and no surgery... but it worked. Do get it looked at.
ReplyDeleteYou go girl!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled to hear you are working on it. I loved the first one and you shared the 80 pages years ago and I loved it too.
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