But how to keep the creativity going? I did develop
a game plan—I took writing classes (didn’t comment much but worked on all
lessons), played my favorite Word Search no Vowels, I critiqued with friends,
journaled, attended my local romance writing chapter meetings. Most importantly,
I set a deadline for after when his treatment would end and our lives would be
back on track.
On the designated date, I booted up my computer
and found my book. It had been haunting me, and when thoughts popped in my
head, boom! I wrote them down and saved them. I had decided if I could only
write twenty words, that was what I would do. I started with chapter one and
worked. I was so nervous because I thought what
if I can’t get back in my groove? The next day, I did better, and after
that, better, till finally, my fingers were flying again.
