Author's Notes 11/16/04

[Author's Notes] For those of you checking in frequently, so sorry. Real life took over for almost a week. First off, when I lost those two paragraphs, I had NO idea what I was typing and didn't get my thought back until oh about 3 in the morning. Secondly, my other decided that since my 40th wasn't a good birthday and my 41st hadn't been much better, both due to financial difficulties, she threw me a surprise b-day party on Saturday.

Well, the floor wasn't finished. So, in order to get the place ready for a party, I had to help her out. (LOL) AND then! We realized that her car (from FL) wasn't going to pass the smog check here in CA. Therefore, she couldn't drive it anymore. Since she works less than 10 miles away (around 8) she decided that she's going to bike to work every day. So Sunday was spent buying a bike, buying accessories so she'd be safe riding around town, and putting on accessories.

I'm a worrywart. So, I spent Sunday night and all Monday worried about her riding a bike to work. Needless to say, I was exhausted last night from fretting. So, another night went by without words being created for a novel. She rode to work with wet hair and was cold all day. And guess what, she woke up this morning with strep throat. So, my evening will be spent making sure she's comfy and has everything she needs. I'll be back tomorrow hopefully to get 1500 words or more under my belt.

She is leaving on the 22nd to go home for the holidays. I'll have 8 days of (four of them nearly full days) solitude and am hoping to make up the difference then. But this novel won't be finished for another 5 or 6 months I think. I think the first 50,000 will be one half, maybe only a third. *sighs* Now, why can't I be ambitious when it comes to money?

See you tomorrow!