Champing At The Bit Here!

Last night I got to bed at a fairy reasonable hour, for me. 

Tried to sleep but images kept forming, just barely at the edge of my perception. For more than hour this kept on.

Realizing that I wasn't going to be getting to sleep any time soon anyway, I got up and went to my laptop to see if pattering would help.

It didn't do much good, so I thought, 'Okay, I'll go into poetry mode, see what happens.'

'Poetry mode' is a sort of freeform writing exercise where I eliminate as many sensory distractions as possible and just let the words go as directly from my thoughts onto my screen or paper as they can. Off goes music, into the other room goes Duke, closed go my eyes and empty my mouth (no snacking or pop or anything else). I can still smell as I daren't close my nose, you know, but my household scents are all familiar and not distracting unless I happen to be cooking apple pie or something; and of course I can feel the keys at my fingertips.

This is the technique I used a lot when writing SONG, for the Voices of the Characters, so I went to them. 

Sat still at the keyboard until one of the Characters came into my mind.

This time it was Sidhelagh, so I clicked on her Voice Font, closed my eyes, and pattered whatever came into my head.

Then it was Danann, and then Mamm, back to Sidhelagh, and then Danann with the last word.

It took over an hour but talk about a productive hour!

Wow.

As usual I waited until I was sure they were done 'talking' before reading any of it.

Again I say: Wow.

At first I thought, 'No way.'

Then I remembered the motto my daughter Tess and I chose for this year: JUST DO IT!

Then in the back of my mind I heard this little girl's Voice: Keep up if you can! 

Hells bells. I can't keep up with them ALREADY! 

THIS, THIS, THIS ?????

Again I thought: No way.

Yes way.

No.

Yes.

Fine, okay.

It's more than a little intimidating, but the Characters are strong enough and all I have to do is follow them - and try to keep up.

A part of me is still saying, 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?'

But a bigger and stronger part is saying, 'Wow, let's GO!' 

How it's all going to happen, what with this, that, and the other thing demanding huge hunks of my time and attention, I have no idea.

Fortunately for me, I'm not in charge of the Ways and Means Department so I'm not going to fret myself overmuch about it. All I have to worry about is my own part of the deal, whew! A way will be found and the means will show up if/when needed. 

I have to say it's liable to be an exciting ride!

I can't say anything else right now, by executive decree, but I for one am anticipating a mighty remarkable journey and more than a couple of surprises.

Heck, I've already run into more than a couple of big surprises.

So I tell myself: All I have to do is follow them. They know where they're going.

SONG is going to end up with a couple of 'extra' sections, too. THAT ought to be fun - challenging, but awesome in the end.

I just hope one or more of the Characters is/are ready willing and able to kick into the art department because this is going to blow that end of it wide open. 

Yep.

And LittleMamm says, 'Keep up if you can!'

Smart aleck kid.