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18 Dec
Thanks to everyone who has been inquiring after my health during my leave of absence. You have my gratitude. Also know that even though my site has gone (temporarily) dark I’ve thought about you (and your growing awesomeness) every day.
The good news is that I’m actually typing this and it doesn’t hurt like the Devil. The bad news is that these 144 words are the only writing I’ve done all day. So we’ll see what happens when the holidays are over and the money work returns and I have to manage both.
Help might come in the form of my new voice recognition software, which has been amazing. The next thing I do (hopefully sooner than later) will be to dictate what it’s like to “write” using only your brain and your mouth. I think you might be surprised.
In the meantime, be good.
Cheers!
Three words: Take it easy.
I’ve known people who have had to stop typing due to injury — sometimes you just have to stop for a while. Sounds like you’re on the road to recovery — good news.
Take care and happy holidays!
So glad you’re on the road to recovery. I, too, bought voice recognition software, but have not done anything with it yet. Will be most interested in how it works for you.
I have been having fun using the ‘expected scenes’ exercise to help me in revising my latest draft.
Looking forward to more paragraph work as well. Get well soon!
I just read your wonderful article in Poets & Writers. I am a teacher, too, and a published novelist, and I got SO much out of what you wrote. I can only hope you are working on a book about this topic! Feel better, and many thanks for articulating so much so well.
Glad you like the P & W piece, Elizabeth. If you decide to use any of those ideas for your classes I’d love to hear how it turns out.