New inspiration for old projects is something that happens to me on  a regular basis.  I write because there are things that I want to read, and no one has written what I’ve thought of yet.   I’ve started projects and found myself getting stuck on more then one occasion, and have moved on to another project before resolving the problem that I had.  Because of this, I have in total about 4 projects I’ve been working on forever.

Recently, I’ve gotten very serious about Touch of Destiny and Eternal Promises, and I’ve resolved to get some good progress done with each of them before the year is out.  I’ve mostly succeeded with this goal so far, almost writing 40k words for Touch of Destiny, and adding at least another 10k, plus some major editing to Eternal Promises.  This while still maintaining a regular job, working sometimes 200 + hours a month.

I’m happy with myself and my progress, but I would like to see myself get more done.  I think my goal for Eternal Promises is to get at least 2 new chapters done before the end of this year, and for Touch of Destiny:  I would really love to finish the first draft of it in its entirety, and I’m looking at that being about 60-80k words.  This might be a little bit ambitious, but I think I really have a chance of getting at least one of them accomplished.

I spent a little bit of time this weekend while I was at a family reunion, getting some thoughts strait in my head about another project, but I think I’m just going to keep them penned for further review at a later time for now.  I’m not so sure its a great idea for me to get distracted with too many things, when I have two on the go now.

On a completely different  note, the family reunion was a nice change for the weekend.  The weather itself was good, but it was so muggy that it felt 10 degrees warmer then it really was.  It was fun to spend some time with, and talk to family that I rarely get a chance to see, but on the other hand, it really emphasized how much difference there is with all of us now as we get older.

Things were much simpler when we were children, playing scary monster hide and seek games in my cousin’s basement in the dark.