Writer Takes Notebook Everywhere
There comes a time in every writer’s life when awareness begins to creep in. Have so many years gone by already? We examine our warranties only to find they expired around the 40th birthday. Maintenance is now part of reality. Sometimes maintenance isn’t enough and a part needs to be replaced, rebuilt, or done without.
“What is she talking about?”
“I have no clue. We’re in the middle of a novel here. We don’ t have time for a sidetrack.”
“It must be going to mess up our schedule. Here she is again.”
Funny, maintenance never seems to hush the little voices that live in the writer’s head, but that’s probably a good thing. Split personalities make character creation easier? Hmm…discuss.
My chassis is scheduled for maintenance in a few days (and of course the notebook goes along). I expect to be back on line by Wednesday, November 18th, ready to crack jokes about the new scar. And another question…if chicks dig scars, why don’t dudes?
So my notebook will get to see everything through being knocked out and I’ve been promised it will be next to me when I wake up. We’re in the middle of NaNoWriMo, I explain to the nurse. I look her in the eye. This is very important. She controls her desire to roll eyes back at me and promises the notebook will be with me when I wake up.
We get all the way out to the car before my husband tells me I forgot to negotiate the pen. I have a plan. I’m going to tape it to my hip. Think they’ll notice?
Real writers don’t need pens…our minds will bleed onto the paper with whatever is liquid and makes a permanent mark.
We’ll be thinking about you…and dudes DO dig scars, just as long as they are not better than the ones they have…they do not like to be one-up’ed 
Let me know if you need anything – we’ll be in touch this weekend…promise