Ups and downs of editing

Not quite how things looked, particularly not with the location of my bowl (dough) and the tea towel that's supposed to be covering the bowl not the radiator. My instruction to AI was: Woman with white pixie-cut hair and thick-framed black glasses. She is wearing black. She is sitting at a desk, working at a computer. Through the window, trees are swaying in the wind and there is rain. An electric heater is on the floor. Next to the heater is a bowl covered with a tea towel.

64. Friday 17 April 2026

This morning, I had my regular writing chat with Narissa over Zoom. As usual, it was motivating and beneficial. But when we finished our conversation and I sat at my desk to continue reading, I didn’t feel in the mood to edit. I did eventually make some progress (currently on chapter 40 of 52) but I had hoped to finish today.

                I know that I shouldn’t make myself feel bad for not achieving my daily targets and I know I can’t force myself into the right frame of mind. I still worked through almost 20 chapters, which is good. I probably should have gone for a walk but it’s been windy, chilly and with on/off rain all day. I didn’t fancy going out. Hahaha, I also tried to make sourdough burger buns but the dough seems far too sticky and it hasn’t risen; a reflection of my mood in a way. I’ve been consumed by a dinner dilemma ever since.

                I also wanted to be ready to rewrite chapter 2 tomorrow, ahead of sending the manuscript to a friend’s brother to read, in a two-week time period he’s said he should have an opportunity to read it. Chapter 2’s rewrite feels like a huge challenge and I’m far from ready to even start rewriting it.