This morning, at 1:44 am, I carried my writing gear to the quiet room and sat to outline chapter six of my new manuscript, Earning Freedom. When I write “Chapter Six,” I know that I mislead readers, as that doesn’t sound as if I’ve written much. but I began page 238 this morning, and by the time I put my work away in the afternoon, I had written through page 242.
It’s very fulfilling for me to write this manuscript. Since I write every sentence in longhand, sometimes three or four times a day, when I complete six pages it’s really equivalent to writing 18 to 24 pages. I’m hoping to find a wide readership with this book, as readers from around the world ought to know about long-term imprisonment.
My editing responsibilities will require my attention for the next several days, I suspect. That means I will not resume writing chapter six in earnest until next week. I may write a few pages here and there, but I’m expecting to receive drafts of chapter four and five in the mail, and those will require several hours of work as well.
I’m grateful for this project. Sometimes I get so into the work that I forget I’m writing about a time much earlier in my sentence. I have to step out of the moment, as I sometimes feel the weight of my sentence, as if I have to serve all those years again. I’m glad to set the work aside and remember that I’m now within four years of my release.
I ran 10 miles this morning, boosting my running tally to 2,009 miles over the past 227 consecutive days.
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