I am in the process of trying my first PB critique swaps this week. I really enjoy doing them but have yet to send one of my sacrificial lamb out for slaughter! Cowardly, I know. What amazes me most is how differently people write from one another. I once read a quote to this effect: If we could spend a little time in someone else's mind, we would be shocked as to how different the landscape is from that of our own. I am really seeing that in reading rough drafts from these other PB authors!

I am having trouble digging back into my writing and getting my proverbial patootie back in drive because I am anxious about the outcome of the Meegenius Author Challenge. My profile runs today on the site. When I have these semi-frequent lapses in discipline, I take long walks along the river and try to develop ideas. It makes me feel like I am accomplishing something while in 'wait' mode. I have never been very good waiting and even managed to be born a month early!