Yeah, did it! I managed 2,881 words today so that means I
have officially caught up to, and passed my metronomic target. I am actually
ahead of it for the very first time.
Today was quite fraught as I tried to sort out a bank issue
for my father which came about due to a mistake by my son, and I’m piggy in the
middle when it comes to recriminations! Still the woman behind the counter was
the equivalent to a Claridges trained waiter when it came to professional
sweetness and light, so thanks to her and the bank that trained her. All sorted.
The rest of the day just got bittier and bittier after that
so actually hitting that number of words was a bonus for me.
Tomorrow is going to be a bad day for writing, and it’s going
to be bookended by my two least favourite tortures. First thing in the morning I’m
off to physiotherapy for my shoulder, so here’s hoping that goes well, and in
the evening my least favourite torture of all – speaking in public at the
launch of my 2013 tour talk.
“Finding the compelling stories in the cracks between the
paving slabs of history” sounded like a great sound bite, but is now officially
the longest “lecture” title in the history of the Nottingham Writer’s Studio.
Anyway, come one, come all, everyone welcome, details on the Nottingham Writers Studio web site, and I’m only
doing a soft sell of my books, not a hard sell. Honest.
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