Stealing time

It may be 2:00 a.m., but by golly, I made time to write some more on Trading Faces tonight. I am up to about 11,100 words (about 39 pages in Word), which is about 2,000 more than the last time I said anything about it. That doesn't sound like much, but I am determined to get through it a little bit at a time. I keep reading stuff on agent and author websites, and it is just making me crazy wanting to have something finished and ready to send a query letter about some time in the not-t00-distant future! This dream really took off a little over a year ago, and it gets stronger every day. I better work on that whole thing of wanting to write vs. wanting to be published, though, huh?

I've spent some time lately going back through the part I had already done and editing some, figuring I might save some time as I go that way. A lot of what I read recommends just writing it all at once, then going back and editing, but I figure if I haven't got mental energy to actually write, I can at least edit. I had some feedback from a few people, and I went ahead and fixed some things and made a few changes.

So, just wanted to toot my horn for a minute. I'll regret it in the morning, I'm sure...Well, maybe I won't, but I'll definitely feel guilty for taking a nap, which I surely will. :) But, as my friend and coworker Gail said this morning when I was relaying my usual message ("I slept in this morning because I worked until the wee hours, and I guess I'll never be one of those people who impress the world by getting up early and enthusiastic"), I guess I'm embracing me.

In fact, I think I'll paste in what she said here:
Hehe, hey, embrace who you are, girl. All of us who know and love you know that you need your sleeps, and that we could call you at midnight and you'd probably be up. As long as you get done what you need to, I guess it doesn't really matter unless you are stuck in the 9 to 5 world. Thank goodness you're not.

Thanks, Gail, I really needed that encouragement from a friend! :)

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to sleep I go! (I hope.)