I mean, technically I never stopped, but there’s a big difference between academic writing and novel writing, as I’m sure everyone is aware. So it’s nice to be writing for work instead of for education, I suppose? Either way, it’s awful nice to be back at writing fiction.
My pace is going to have to pick up a lot if I want to hit finishing this novel by July (that is edited and published by July, of course). But that’s okay, I think I can manage that. I have two more lessons to take notes in for my class, which I will finish today, and then one last (little) assignment for the 22nd that I am technically already finished (just need to collate and submit a bunch of “conversations” I’ve had in the class Discussion forums), and then nothing until the autumn.
Which is good, since I need to have another novel done by the autumn before classes start, more or less! It will be nice to have that time back.
I realize that I am missing my weekly writing group since they were a great source of feedback on works-in-progress, but somehow we must soldier on. “Chapter Two” (the writing group) will get back together before long, and I’ll just have to do without until then.
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!