I visited a few new Woodstock haunts today and one oldie but goodie. There’s nothing like a trip to the laundry mat to get the true local experience. As I fiddled with levers, clumsily figured out how to use the machines and bought laundry detergent out of the ancient vending machine, I was humored rather than irritated. There was one cranky woman that made me want to stomp on her foot, but other than her, everyone was very friendly.
The library is across the street from the laundry mat, so I decided to take a gander. It’s a tiny place, but it buzzed with activity. I felt like I was stepping back into my elementary school library, circa 1990. Peeking into the room behind the checkout counter I spied some librarians, some old, some young, and wondered what it would be like to work there everyday. I’m sure they know most patrons by first name or maybe this is just my naive perspective on small town life.
Finally, I ended up at the second floor cafe of Joshua’s. I set up camp at a table near the window, enjoyed a glass of wine and settled in for a couple hours of writing. I’m realizing that I probably won’t give the draft of my novel to anyone until it has reached its third incarnation. This second draft is like writing a first draft all over again. I’m doing more cutting and writing from scratch than tweaking and rearranging the words and sentences. I need to stop thinking about someone reading it in order to move forward and write freely. I still send everything to Steve. Even when I’m in Woodstock I email him with the edited sections. It’s more like our book than mine alone since he has talked through so much of the plot with me and read every word. Speaking of which, I need to email him what I worked on today. Until tomorrow!
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I think it’s so cool that you and Steve work on your book together. I also think it’s fantastic to do what you need to do to get your head around moving forward in your work.