Some Words

I turned 26 today, or more accurately yesterday, but it never feels like the next day until you’ve woken up. As per usual, I mostly got books. As per usual, I mostly asked for books.

The weirdest acquisition would have to be software for outlining. I’ve told myself that it will be helpful in writing, but the age old problem of having to actually sit down and write comes up. In the past, this sort of thing has been wasted money. Every now and then, a purchase works to spur me along. Climbing shoes got me climbing, to justify the cost, when I was scared to death of heights. Sitting on the first third of a big novel, picking at the little flaws that need fixing, and tempted to go back, I wanted to cut the next two parts down to size a little, and hopefully not get too distracted by going back and fixing the first part, they’ll be plenty of time for that when it’s drafted.