by
Ryan Clement
AS I SAID, today was initially set aside solely for editing. But my legal professional commitments prevented this from happening. So I decided that I would start writing Day Six for around 2 hours, go for breakfast (which I do not normally have when at home) and do some editing on the parts completed for another few hours before chilling by the pool. I am still old fashioned in the sense that I love to read and edit my first and last/final draft versions on hardcopies, using red ink. There is something rewarding in seeing it in print. Editing electronically is convenient, but it’s not the same. Unless you track your editing, there is no evidence of words substituted, phrases rewritten/reworded, or sentences and paragraphs removed in their entirety. It’s not worse, it simply works differently for me.
SO, I take my computer out of my bag 💼, ready to work. The balcony is extremely hot 🥵, so I am forced to move the table into the shade.
I GO TO GET MY HARDCOPIES OF DAYS ONE to FIVE, only to discover that they are not there. OMG! I was horrified, as I had left them on my desk at home. I couldn’t believe it! I reframed my thoughts and reprogrammed my mind to think and work differently, which seems easier than it may appear for someone like me. I have an order in my head and usually have to stick to that order without deviation, repetition or hesitation. That is and was the plan.
OBVIOUSLY, my beautiful idyllic surroundings 🏝️helped cushion the blow. But, it played on my mind for a while that this was not how it was supposed to be. Fortunately, however, that level of negatively failed to weigh the high level of positively of just keep writing. Each sentence written is a sentence closer towards completion!
SO, I ended up writing two pages (of approximately 15 A4 pages left to complete) whilst thinking about the content of the next two or more pages. That’s at least two more positive steps forwards!
So, tomorrow I write more 📖 ✍🏾.
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