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And it felt gooooood!  It’s official.  I’m starting over.  About 16,000 words in and I’m not seeing how to get to 50,000 from here, so I’ve set it aside.  Well, I’ve only set aside the original document but not the original idea. 

After some serious consideration this morning I believe I have hit on a new vision of this idea that will take this project home.  And it is more than a “mid course correction.”  First, it wasn’t mid course – only about a quarter of the way in.  And secondly, it’s not a correction – it’s more of a complete overhaul. 

So I’m starting with a clean word document, and a whole new vision of the big picture for this project.  I hate disorganization and so far it was just feeling like bits and pieces that were all over the charts and I wasn’t feeling the direction.  I will use the original document as a resource to work on the second.  I will do plenty of cutting and pasting I’m sure.  So all is not lost – only reorganized.  I'm going to set my NaNoWriMo word count back down to zero.  (Uh, gasp!)  And once I get on my way, and start plugging in the bits and pieces I already have – the word count should jump nicely from time to time. 

Renewed hope and energy for the project.  A little less frustration.  I don’t like to spend my energy on things that have lost the inspiration and gotten more into the category of “I Should…”  The “shoulds” are never enough reason to do anything, they are just heavy burdens to add to the rest that I already carry.  And reading around through some of what my writer friends are going through made it clear to me that I’m not alone in that feeling.  So anyway, here’s to try number two (or forty as the case may be.) 

And I LOVE Sue Grafton and loved reading her pep talk just now!  Great stuff!  And great advice also!  Very cool lady and I have enjoyed lots of her books! 

So I'll raise my glass to Ms. Grafton, writing a novel, and to new beginnings.  CHEERS!