Hello,

Surprised to hear from me on a Thursday instead of my usual Friday, well, I won’t be around tomorrow; well not by death; well at least not that I know of, but I won’t be able to write the blog out tomorrow and wanted to make sure it was done. It’s the writer in me of course, write everyday, write what you need to and steadily.

Though I won’t be writing my blog tomorrow I will be writing; I will be having a “fantasy writing day.” I know you know what I mean; it’s the kind writing day you imagine for yourself as a successful writer. A fantasy of course, well maybe more of a dream because you know you want to get there,for now though you work your day job, attend to your other responsibilities and write toward that kind of success.This is what my “fantasy writing day” will be like.

I’ll rise around six-thirty and have a cup of coffee at my kitchen table while I read a writing magazine or book on writing. An hour later I’ll get my sons ready for their day, breakfasted, dressed and off to school. After dropping them off I’ll go to the gym for an hour or maybe an hour and a half because I have to spend time in the sauna and a nice shower.

Afterwards, home to start another pot of coffee, eat a light breakfast and then go to my “writing room”. In my mind it would be a great office with a plush red divine for resting but in reality it’s my dining room table. At the table I’ll get out my writing notebooks and write until one o’clock, grab a quick lunch, maybe read a few pages in a novel by one of my favorite writers for further inspiration and strength or watch one of my favorite half-hour programs like I Love Lucy, the ones before the Ricardo’s move to Connecticut. Or All in the Family, the one’s before Mike and Gloria move to California.

After lunch and a show I’ll go back to writing until three thirty when I go pick up my sons. The rest of the day would be filled with family and end after the kids are in bed and I write for another hour; the perfect writing day. It’s amazing to me that there are writers out there who have “fantasy writing days” everyday and my goal is to join that club and I know it’s yours too and the only way to get there is to write; write well, keep submitting until you find the right people who love your work as much as you do and don’t get discouraged more than two minutes a day; but the only real way to make that dream reality is to of course: write.

If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me at:matwrite1@aol.com, I’ll love to hear from you.

Until next time—next Friday God willing,

Lori