This Stubborn World

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After much reflection and for reasons I explain on 'The Writing Coach' today, I've taken the decision to move all of my blogging over to that site.  To all my loyal 'Stubborn World' readers - fear not, the personal and more chatty posts on this site will continue to be posted on 'The Writing Coach'.  Simply, it now feels more natural to put everything together in one blog - news about my coaching, my own writing, my latest cultural interests and personal news too.  I do hope that you enjoy the new format as it grows and develops.  From tomorrow, I shall be posting my new daily writing program on that site:

“The Writing Coach:  30 Days to Conquer Your Self-Doubt and Procrastination and Have 30,000 Words Under Your Belt”

It's aimed at all writers who find themselves blocked or unproductive and need a way of breaking through the barriers of fear and procrastination.  I look forward to your feedback. 

And naturally, 'Stubborn World' and all the postings I've previously posted here, will remain online as a resource. 

Completing the first draft

Today's word count:   635
Total word count:  62,798

Time to give myself a deadline to complete my current novel.  What I'm writing now is what I call a 'frivolity' and weirdly I have found the frivolous nature of my writing to be an obstruction.  In the days and weeks ahead I'm hoping to chronicle my own coming unblocked.  Because that is what has happened.  Everything is suddenly clear:  what I must do to complete this project; what is next; how I'll progress; what went wrong.  I know my own experiences will be useful to those I coach.  But even more useful to me.  I'm excited.  This novel will be delivered by the summer.  Then I can progress to the work that excites me even more.  In the meantime, I'm going to have a lot of fun. 

I've been laughing out loud this evening at old pal David Nichol's novel Starter for Ten;I put it down for a while, though God knows why.  I rarely laugh out loud when I read.  This novel cracks me up.  What are the funniest novels you've read lately?