Halfway to the finish line
I thought about throwing in the towel, but the world I’d created in seven days would not quit spinning. The characters had a conflict they needed me to resolve.
I thought about throwing in the towel, but the world I’d created in seven days would not quit spinning. The characters had a conflict they needed me to resolve.
It takes me anywhere from just under 10 minutes to closing in on 11 minutes to complete one mile. Obviously I’m not in it for the competition – except for me against myself.
We laughed…after the first 5k we ran together…after she got to the finish line a good four minutes ahead of me and realized that running isn’t really hard to do. Hard. But not really.
“Make it big and ugly and gross and you can go back and fix it later.” Veronica Roth on writing the first drafts of the “Divergent” series YA novels.
The Heart: Look, I’m in, but she really needs you too.
The Brain: Can I think some more about it?