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22
Aug

Getting Old

   Posted by: Shannon   in Book News

My birthday came and went; Thirty-one feels just like thirty did. The geek in me wanted a new 24-inch LCD monitor, but he got new glasses and contacts instead. The lazy ass in me wanted a new Xbox 360, but he got a very nice office chair instead. The athlete in me wanted a bow flex, but he got a 20-pound sledge hammer instead. The writer in me wanted a finished first draft, but he got a deadline extended to Labor Day. The soldier in me wanted a new AR-15, but he got a box of .45 ACP and a couple hours on the pistol range. The lover in me wanted to make love to a beautiful goddess. He got what he wanted.

All in all, I am very pleased with my birthday.

The novel has progressed some. Very soon I will launch into the very ending of the damned thing, and the first draft will be done. I can hardly believe it.

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18
Aug

Birthday Blues

   Posted by: Shannon   in Book News

I’ve not posted here in a couple weeks because I have been very busy with the novel and work. The novel approaches completion. I still hope to have it finished by my birthday, but it’s looking doubtful.

I’m getting most of my bills paid, getting my novel written, and losing weight steadily – about three pounds a week – but I am still not happy. In fact, I am rather miserable. I don’t want to dwell on the details long enough to write them, but I’m just saying it because if feels good to admit it, even if there’s no one around to read the confession or care. I am miserable. Sad, depressed, angry, afraid, envious, lonely… all on a sesame seed bun with a Biggie drink and a large order of curly fries.

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