Today
is the last day of November. How did that happen? November can’t be over. All
of the things that have to get done before Christmas aren’t.
I
do have the Christmas photo done. But my Christmas letter sucks. I have three
decent paragraphs in the whole letter. I’ve been waiting for the beautiful muse
of writerly inspiration—her name is Calliope. I think she's visiting Steven King. So the only Greek available to help me was Medusa—and she turned my prose into stone.
I
haven’t bought Christmas presents for anyone. My daughter is almost done with
her Christmas shopping. Even my husband is done with his shopping—though that
hardly counts—he buys one gift, mine. And I buy the gifts for everyone else.
Now
before you remind me that there are twenty-five days left until Christmas, I
have to tell you that we have three surgeries before X-mas. My mom’s, my son’s,
and my daughter’s. And don’t forget the pre-op visits. So my days are limited.
And
even worse, I promised my kids that I’d have the first draft of my sequel to Screwing Up Time ready to be read by
X-mas break. Break starts next week Friday and I’m only halfway. Plus, I’m not
one of those writers who can work for 48 hours straight, surviving on coffee,
Red Bull, and M&Ms. I’m usually drooling after I finish editing one
chapter. (I think this makes me really bad, but I’m figuring that I can edit
while I do my motherly post-operative comforting.)
Oh, well, time to pour some brandy on the fruitcake. And spike the eggnog.
Have a couple of sips of that brandy when you're dousing the cake. And chill. You'll get it done. (You always do, don't you?)
ReplyDeleteI can hold my eggnog, but it doesn't take too much hot chocolate to put me under the table. :>
ReplyDeleteDeep breath, you'll get through it! Baby steps, right? Never look at the whole picture or it will overwhelm you!
ReplyDeleteAlso, this line: "So the only Greek available to help me was Medusa—and she turned my prose into stone."
In fact, that entire paragraph about muses and gorgons was pretty awesome! So your Christmas letter is probably fine! :) Good luck with it all!
I'm lame, I don't do the letter, so no worries there! I also have done no shopping, and we don't have our card ready. So, yeah, you're in way better shape than I am!
ReplyDeleteOh, if the muse does leave Mr. King and show up at your house, would you send her my way later? My Christmas letter is... well, there's lots of time left, right?
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