Twelve days ago, on May 3, I edited the first sample chapter I had written for Earning Freedom for the fourth time. I could tell from the reaction in Carole’s voice that she did not like it so much. I read it to a friend of mine here in the prison and he asked whether [...]
Yesterday I did not have much success with efforts to write a different version of the sample chapter for my new manuscript. I began several openings, some in past tense and others in present tense. I lay to sleep last night at six and I thought about the work and the importance I deem it [...]
Yesterday I felt very good about the sample chapter I had written for the new manuscript. This morning I changed my mind. I’m not sure whether I have the skills to write this story differently, but I think that I need to try. I worked on it for several hours today. My initial draft of [...]
This morning I woke at 2:15 in order to make more progress on the sample chapter. Carole was scheduled to visit me early, soon after the visiting room opened. I had a lot of work to complete, and since this book proposed is important to me, I began writing about 30 minutes earlier than usual. [...]
