It begins again.

And so yesterday I put pen to paper and began writing the first chapter of what I'll call for now, Not for Nothing. It felt good. Very good. I accomplished the basic goals I had and made up some other stuff on the fly which I can flesh out more later if I choose. I then moved on to the second chapter today. If I can do a little a day I can a very simple draft done rather soon.

It's good to be back at it.

Family Man

So I skipped the apple crepes and went with pumpkin-filled donuts instead. I then followed that up with cinnamon raisin twists. I am now thinking of doing pancakes every Thursday and an alternating dish every Friday. Not only has this been fun, but it's become a point of pride. On top of that, I'm getting good feedback and learning more about what it takes to prepare family meal and how the restaurant is run. This is all good news for the book - the outline for which I continue to flesh out.

I also continue to work on the outline for the revamped Not for Nothing.

There's a voice in my head that says if I can put together detailed outlines for these books, Family in particular, that I could bang out first drafts in good time. With baseball and softball over, the onset of winter upon us and the major holidays almost out of the way, I should be able to ramp up productivity between January 1st and Opening Day (April 4th). That's the plan. I plan to set goals for 2010 over Christmas and to put myself in a position to attain those goals as well. It should be a good year.