Now I want to go buy that book DRIVE!

Will it help me prop up my motivation? Who knows? One thing that keeps me goins is remembering the great moments in my past when I finally achieved a desperately wanted stage of accomplishment.

It took me 9 years to finally reach my first college degree — after illness, deaths, accidents and everything but the creek rising — I did it and felt like I was wearing giant boots that could take me striding anywhere.

Then at retirement, realizing I had actually stuck it out, I was floating on air.

Next? Finish my book — what’s the motivation there?

One — I know I can preserver.
Two — I believe in my theme that ‘war is a choice.’
Three — I love historical fiction.
Four — It’s just plain fun to research and create characters.
Five — My past work as a writer, editor feeds into everything I do toward my book(s).
Six — My prayer has always been, “God, let me live on the cutting edge, don’t let me get stuck while the world goes by.” And if there was ever a cutting edge, it’s this crazy world of publishing right now in August 2011!

Oh-la, la!

When I find myself thinking those things, I write out a scene about it and sometimes it turns into more than a scene. The ability to create is such a wonderful thing.