Hooty Hoo, Writing Breakthrough!

Just poking my nose in to say Yeeehaaaa!

Tonight I read through all that I had written so far on this new novel. It needs a name. It's no longer really 'my new novel'. I have, after all, been writing it for, umm, too long for it to still be termed 'new'.

But, I spent hours tonight reading, editing, honing, agonizing the perfect brew for this story.

And added about 400 words. So, HEY, I DID IT, WORLD! I sat down and wrote.

Quickly before I go, because it is, after all, 1:00 a.m.:

• I've settled in to my one-bedroom house.
• I have a big 'ol yard with a small forest around me, in the middle of downtown (old town) Villa Rica.
• Bugsy lo-o-o-o-v-e-s his new home and gets to hang out in my chair on the porch all day.
• He no longer has a litter box indoors. Woohoo.
• I now have a bed, a chest of drawers, a sofa, a table, and more stuff coming.
• I still need a washer and dryer.
• I'm 6/10 of a mile from my office.
• The train track runs through town, about 200 yards from my home, though it's two streets, a couple of houses and a forest away.
• My landlord just okayed a garden in the front yard and my cousin will be here to till it tomorrow.
• He's also okayed a patio out back, with tiles that were already here.
• I've met the neighbors in all three of the 'across the street' houses.
• I found a writing chair, with ottoman for $20 and a seascape for another $40.
• I made and now sit in the 'writing alcove' in my bedroom. (Oh wait, my writing alcove is my bedroom!)
• Bugsy is curled up beside me on his throw on the ottoman, which I'm using (for now) as an end table.
• He has been asleep for hours, though I keep petting him to make him purr.
• That should be a hint, though, dontcha think?
• It's time for bed.

Well. It's raining. I'm happy. I'm writing again. Calvin's still coming to Atlanta. My business is growing. Life is good.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Night y'all, Olivia J. Herrell