I did it - I wrote a novel this month - 50371 words. Now the fun of editing begins.
Here is an excerpt from Chapter 30:
It had all started with White Rabbit, and her belief that two
words could help her. And maybe it
had. After all, she had said those two
words, and look how far she had come this month. She had even reduced those pink and grey
pills to half the dose, and except for that migraine earlier in the month she had
felt strong and healthy these past thirty days.
She had done the whole ruchshau submerged under the
water. She never could do it
‘properly’. She started to go backwards
in order but then the month had come flooding back on her. She had been submerged for some time, her
lungs were aching, it would be so simple to just inhale a teaspoon of water.
Her husband had been calling and calling her that the coffee
was ready. He finally tapped on the
door, a little panicked. She heard his
voice. She loved his voice. She always had. She often joked with him that if they were
separated he just needed to call her on the phone, and she would fall in love
all over again.
She came up out of the water with a huge intake of air. Like a newborn taking that first breath
immediately after birth. She assured him
she was fine, and would be out shortly.
She stood up and started the shower, not for once feeling
guilty about how much water she was using this morning.
She thought of that poem:
30 days hath November,
April June and September,
All the rest have 31
Excepting February with 28 days clear
And 29 on every leap year.
April June and September,
All the rest have 31
Excepting February with 28 days clear
And 29 on every leap year.
Except she had started it wrong – she had said 30 days hath
November.
It really went '30 days hath September'.but the way she recited it was perfect, for today.
30 days.
She had come so far in these 30 days.
And when she woke up tomorrow morning she knew exactly what her first two words would be.
Well done - you must be so proud of yourself. A great achievement.
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