Taking the pressure off writing...

Hello everyone, another weekend, another update. This week has been slow but steady, my minimum target of 1000 words per week was achieved, but only just. Sometimes I need to remind myself that there is no pressure to get this done, other than to do my little slice of writing each week. I suspect my blog entries double my workload, but somehow this is far easier, it's not much different to speaking out loud, I'm merely transcribing my internal podcast and making it available to the world. 

I had always said that I would sit to write at least twice per week and ensure that each sitting surpassed 500 words. I've decided to modify that slightly, if I only sit down and write once, or if I choose to write three times in a week it doesn't really matter, so long as I hit the 1000 word target. I've done this to take the pressure off a little more. To allow more flexibility and hopefully to stop worrying about things too much. It's not as if I'm an author of any significance, I'm doing this for myself, although if my work ever became popular I'd be delighted. The Chronicles of Niru sit hidden within the millions of titles available online and becoming discovered as an author may never happen. I accept that.

Our family pet sadly passed recently, she was beautiful and thoroughly loved. Now that she's gone I have more time to leave the house and ride my motorcycle (very therapeutic) without panicking about leaving her alone for too long. She had arthritis and had become incontinent, seeing her go broke my heart and it really put things into perspective...

I took this image many years ago, she had no health problems back then. She was, and always will be, part of the family...

Onwards and upwards, I'm not trying not to get wrapped up too tightly about writing Belus. It will arrive in good time. If it takes a couple of years to complete and then edit then so be it. It's a side-line I have, living is what I should be concentrating on. That little ginger dog lived very well, she was loved and spoiled and she ruled the roost. From here on in I hope to enjoy the years like she enjoyed hers, to be a little more spontaneous, a little more carefree. After all, we never know what tomorrow may bring...