Well, I'm doing a dangerous thing I think and resting on success. Or maybe after a writing sprint, you need to catch your breath. I've not been driven to the page the past couple days. In fact yesterday I wasn't driven to do much at all. I was just tired. I had good intentions. But that was about it.

I'm also getting pumped about the Oklahoma Writer's Federation Conference this weekend. Two days of immersion in the craft and a hotel room to myself. Bliss!!! Did I mention a hotel room with a refrigerator and microwave! I know I'm a hermit, but after a day and an evening full of people it is so nice to be able to come "home" and regroup by myself. Or with my sister. Before she got married she used to come stay with me and I did enjoy not having to go to the Friday night banquet by myself. Being with her is almost like being alone, which doesn't sound like a compliment but it is. It simply means I am never, ever uneasy around her.

But I'm making all kinds of lists and plans for bubble baths with candles and chick flick DVDs, music, breakfast almost in bed, even some serious writing. And that's just after the day's writing excitement is over.

So given that there's so much activity ahead, and so much activity behind, I don't feel that bad about not wanting to tune in to prompts. And no day is completely without writing. I mean--what is a shopping list? I have been working on the material for my website in May, so if I had been keeping track of the time and words that would count too.

Oh, and did I mention that I've already passed my word goal for this month? Maybe that has something to do with my wanting to coast to the end of the month.....I do still have one more submission that needs to go out. That may happen Friday night too.

At any rate, I'll be writing in workshop tomorrow and will probably post that, but then you may not hear from me again until Friday night. Tune in then for all the news from Lake Wobeggon.