Melani Blazer

Actually, I completely debated about posting my success in accomplishing my challenge, because I was afraid the words wouldn’t convey how…. relieved and thrilled I was to have met my goal. I really, really doubted my ability to polish off 12K in 2 1/2 days, and have anything remotely resembling a story. I’m not sure I could do it again–my butt is still numb and I think my back is permantly in an arched-over-the-keyboard position.

The thing that makes me the happiest is that I think (I hope!) I’ve kickstarted the muse. After I reread this….pile of words a few times and try to make them make some sort of sense, I’m gonna dive into the other projects with renewed gusto!

I woke up this morning with a song stuck in my head. When I realized what it was, I “got it”….without consciously realizing it, I’d used the “theme” of that song, twisted it slightly, and it really is the “theme” to my book. I’m not gonna ‘fess up, tho’, because it would totally give everything away.

Anyway, I hope to reread and submit this story THIS WEEK. So stop back to slap some press-on nails to the numbs at the end of my fingers before I get to the bone. Oh, and bring a wig, I’ve already started running my fingers through my hair at the prospect of hitting send on that email. Can you imagine the damage I’ll do after the email is off and I can’t yank it back?

Off for now. Thanks for earlier peptalks and well wishes!