Betsy, where have you been?

It's been awhile since I've posted.  My productivity has shifted to another project for the month.  I am busily working to rise to the challenge of writing 50,000 word first draft of a novel in the month of November.  This is a world-wide event, sponsored by NaNoWriMo.  Check out their website at: www.NaNoWriMo.org

As you may guess my novel includes birth stories! Its a non-fiction piece about a doula struggling to deal with the grief that childbearing years bring. Hmm, wonder where I got the idea for that? There is lots of other good stuff too, but only being half way through I can't give a more detailed summary.  Because I don't know all the details yet.

It's been hard to resist the urge to blog.  My pending file (not a literal file) holds the birth story of my grandfather, born at home in rural Illinois in early 20th century.  So hard to resist writing it.  But I must focus and be disciplined to reach my goal.

Thanks for understanding and for your support.  Blogging has given me the confidence to see myself as a writer and take risks. I've come a long way in one year.

Listener's Commentary on WVPE 88.1, our local NPR radio station, will play another one of my essays on Monday December 1 at 7:30 am and 12:30 pm. Tune into to hear it. This one is a story from my early years of doula work  with Maple City Health Care Center.