Today\u2019s blog entry will be short but brief.\u00a0 It\u2019s Camp Grandma at our house this week. Grandpa and Colt are currently in the kitchen working on a rhubarb pie. We had a garden club visit last weekend, and I didn\u2019t want to cut the rhubarb until after that was over. A little later we\u2019ll be cooking\u00a0garlic chicken for dinner. A trip to a book store, a crack at bowling, and probably a movie are also in the offing.<\/p>\n
In between I will be writing. And walking.<\/p>\n
In more than thirty years of writing, I\u2019ve learned that the first 20% of any given book is generally the toughest part to write. I\u2019m at least beyond THAT benchmark on the next Ali book, but I need to be a long way further down the road.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also learned that there\u2019s only so much creative energy available at any one time. And so today\u2019s creative energy will be pointed in that direction rather than focused on the blog.<\/p>\n
Because here\u2019s the bottom line. If I don\u2019t write the books, there won\u2019t be a reason to write the blogs.<\/p>\n
Wish me luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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