I wrote just under 600 words tonight which is just above the target that I set myself for this evening.  I’ve not had the best of days.  I’ve had two things irritate me really badly.  One of which is going to derail some of my plans for the rest of the year, mainly outside of writing but it could slip in and cause the odd speed bump along the way.  It’s more discipline though, which means it’s up to me to keep on top of it.  Sorry for being vague but you don’t need to know the details.  The other can be easily dealt with.  Both these things though added to my delicate mood today.  It was one of those days where I was waiting for someone to touch on something which, in this mood, be like hitting the launch button for all the nuclear warheads on the planet.  The last time I was in this sort of mood Owen pushed that button (I think he’s still suffering a little shell shock) But no one did hit that button.  Knowing that I was in this mood I steered clear of anyone or thing that might trigger me off.  luckily my day job can be very solitary when I want it to be.  I popped my earphones in and got cracking. If one of these moods sneaks up I tend to give Tracie (my amazing girlfriend) a call and we have a natter and the world seems like a much better place, but I was at work and at the time three hours away from lunch when I could call her.   A pleasant surprise cheered me up today though.  One of the nice things I’ve found about working back in my home town of Gravesend is that I’m seeing a few of the people who I know.  Yes we’re all on Facebook, but seeing someone in person is so much better, and today I saw someone who I used to work with.  His job brought him near where I am and he asked me if I had finished the novel I was working on (Project Phoenix) I went through the explanation that yes it was finished but crap so will never see the light of day until a re-write.  I then explained about some of the short stories that I had written and he asked to read one.  So when I have his email I’ll send one of to him, but it made my day him asking about my writing and not just how I am.  It’s that interest that keeps me going and it helped snap me out of a proper bad mood today.

On the writing front though I feel like I am getting that  edge back.  I had not realised just how rusty I was.  Something that I know now is that I cannot go for a long period of time without a project to focus on.