January 5, 2023
Daily Diary, Day 856: I only got 622 words written today, but I did have a mid-day zoom meeting, a second phone meeting, and spent a couple of hours finishing writing up something that I needed to get done by Monday. So, a productive day in other ways.
I didn't walk or clean, both because of bursitis and the rain, but tomorrow there isn't supposed to be any rain, and if I feel up to it, I will at least walk for about 20 mins and see how that goes. Last year at this time my broken toe kept me from walking for nearly a month or more, I am determined not to have this happen this year.
While writing today, I came up against a minor character I introduced that I may get rid of entirely. A fake romantic complication that I don't think adds to the plot, only slows things down. Another motivation for getting this draft done so I can get to cutting. Rubbing hands together in anticipation! It helps that I have the next book in the series waiting for me to get to, so I can always tell myself the character can come in that book, if he insists on being brought to life!
Here is the last photo of a tree from earlier walks...so I am going to have to get out tomorrow to look for new trees to share with you. This is, I assume, a palm, but again, I don't know that I've seen any others that quite look like this. In my opinion, it comes off as some kind of cartoon character! The kind with a mop of hair covering its eyes, and who knows what stuck in its hair. Hope it makes you smile the way it did me.