The crispness of a new notebook, the joy of a sharp pencil
Or something like that. I just took my children shopping for school supplies, and they were in rhapsodies over picking out new folders, markers, erasers, etc. Shopping for school supplies is a big deal now because the school gives us a very long list of communal supplies all the students/families need to provide for the classroom. So in addition to the pencils and notebooks, we had to haul 5 packs of looseleaf, 4 boxes of crayons, boxes of tissues and Clorox wipes, etc, etc home--and in New York City this meant taking a taxi from Target.I wish I could approach the blank computer screen with as much joy as my children do their pencils and notebooks. Isn't a blank computer screen similar to a box of unused crayons? It's all about the freshness and potential. However a blank computer screen can be a lot more intimidating than that box of crayons, or pencils, or papers. Its blankness can seem overwhelming, waiting to be filled with inadequate words, overused ideas...
Can you tell I'm in a wee bit of a slump with my latest book? It's not so bad actually--I've certainly had worse. But with only one month to my deadline and half a book to write plus the start of school and all THAT means and I'm starting to panic. Slightly.
However I did get some refreshment from my family vacation in California where I did not bring the laptop but instead indulged in all sorts of wonderful reading: Nanny Returns, The Heart of The Matter by Emily Giffin, The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and All I ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins. All excellent, and now I need to tear myself away from such good books and get back into the story I'm supposed to tell... I can do it! I know I can! Time to go stare at that blank screen...
Labels: just life, reading, writing life
posted by Kate Hewitt at
Sunday, August 29, 2010
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