A Yearly Reflection
I forced myself to sit down on November 1, 2025 and start writing. I wanted to finally complete a NaNoWriMo challenge. I've been setting them for myself for years. I'd sit down, with a full plot line ready to go. But I couldn't write. I couldn't think. It wasn't because I didn't have the ideas. It was because I was horrified about the reception of my words. I was worried that people would read into anything I wrote, even if it was supposed to be fictional. I've seen too many artists go through the scrutiny and surveillance and it ruins your ability to be creative. So does "waiting". There's never going to be a "better time" to start. There's never going to be "more opportunities". You're NEVER GOING TO BE READY. So, why wait? I wrote Nashville Summer last year for NaNoWriMo. This year, I'm probably going to be writing book 15 in the series. I think it'll cap around 18, but I don't know. I'm not...