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Lent and the Wilderness

Lent. So, once upon a time there was this guy who got baptized and then spent forty days in the Wilderness being tempted by raw aspects of Evil. Now we eat fish on friday. The gang around this end are trying something new this year. We've 'drilled down' into the concepts of Lent and have come up with our own goals. Kind of like a New Years Resolution, but with a more 'follow your heart' kind of vibe. What does all of this have to do with Greenshore? Well, I suppose it works with the aspects of the book that deal with spiritualism, Good Vs Evil, and the generation(s) of older folks that populate the text. However... In the Real World, amid cold and flu bugs, Girl Scout camping / cookie issue therapy, work, and 60-degree temperature swings, the Lent issue that this author has been working on is "Entering the Wilderness". In this, I have been skulking around agents and schlepping book one of Greenshore. I should point out that I'm not accusin

Slog or Climb?

Found this unpublished post from last November... On the 15th day of NaNoWriMo I crossed the 28,000 word mark. That sets me roughly 3k ahead of where I need to be. Celebration time, right? Nope. I'm happy to be where I'm at word count wise. But I'm looking ahead at the rest of the passage that will take me to the 'peak' of the story. The nice, winding trail through this tales foothills are starting to break away to the more rugged stone paths and untested ground of the latter third of my tale. Oh, it's plotted and still on track, but there's a sense of struggle ahead that brings a bit of tension to this author. I've been at this place before. I know my weaknesses and my strengths. I am my own best coach in this matter of Tenacity, Faith, and Perseverance. Yah, I got 'er done. Passed the 50K mark at the end of the month. There were incomplete passages and some rambling notes, but the final chapter closed this book nicely. Here I am, sittin