I've really been working away at my novel at least the first three chapters. I'm getting them ready for a First Three Chapter Strongest Start competition that I plan to enter by June 22. I actually printed out a copy of the first 35 pages in no time at all with our brand new Epsom Artisan printer and did a line-by-line edit on the hard copy. Like back in the good old days. But even after reading it through, I still wasn't satisfied with the opening which I think is the most important part of the book. Well, I had an epiphany while I was on the elliptical this morning even through the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee on the TV, the article I was reading in The New Yorker about the artist Christian Marclay who created a digital piece of art called The Clock, which I'm dying to see, and the mix of music on my iPhone I was able to think about writing. That's how it has totally taken over my life. It's on my mind constantly. I'm never bored with it. There's always something to … [Read more...]