Getting Started

SALLY FAIRCHILD is my maiden name. It's been many years since I've used it but that all changed when I published a novel and chose to use it once again. Now publishing associates use this name when giving me a public acknowlegement in a book or web letter. It always takes awhile for me to make the connection, Hey, that's me! It's almost like being a split personality...but I'm getting used to it.

What I've got to develop is getting used to maintaining this blog. I'd like to use it to journal my attempt (successful, I sincerely hope and pray) to finish a novel I conceived of about five years ago. I did the synopsis and about a quarter of the book and then life happened. Not sure why finishing this novel suddenly became a huge mountain in front of me, and one I was expected to climb.

And quickly.

It didn't happen, although I'm not sure why. Lots of friends and family have their theories but I've never really settled on a reason. Empty nest syndrome is the easiest explanation, although perhaps not the true one even though my children all left home and moved far away about this time. But lots of other things were happening along with this so maybe a combination. It's sort of like that odd smell that you can't identify or figure out where it's coming from.

You just know you want to get rid of it.

Right now, I've a page goal for each day and a weekly goal, in case I'm over or under my daily page quota. In addition, next week I've decided to find a local coffee shop to go to for my morning coffee and use this as my writing time. I keep busy doing many other things so carving out time for myself is almost as great an accomplishment as actually writing the novel!

And speaking of writing...it's time.

Back later,Sally