The Dorner Protocol; Editing the First Draft

I haven't been updating my blog as often because I have been in the throes of writing and now editing my first novel. I don't have any New Years Resolutions or any hope for this new decade, I just want to continue on my path because I know from then to now that the path I'm on is the one that ultimately leads to my happiness and although time is important, dates are not, in my humble estimation.

In the 2020's have I become more cryptic or gasp! More cynical? Maybe. Have my ambitions changed? Not at all. I'm just working through this novel, I've never done anything this great (besides having children) so it's been a difficult road, but I got it, without GPS I know where I'm going and that is something that is comforting at this stage in my artistic endeavors. 

If anything is suffering in this sufferer filled world, it is the uncompleted novel. I don't know how you don't feel like a slave to something that may never ever bear any fruits in your lifetime. You just do it, inexplicably. I'm a slave to this work willingly. So should I use the word slave and ignore all of its historical connotations? Yes, I should. Because that's what I am. Working for free and most likely will never be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor. My ancestors are smart.

These are photos I took in the middle of my first edit of The Dorner Protocol manuscript. This is so much fun... I thank my ancestors for laughing with me. Thank you for endowing me with not only a sense of humor but a minuscule, infinitesimal fraction of your work ethic.