Another book chapter is "in the can"!

@TheHorse (218846)

Walnut Creek, California

January 1, 2022 1:40pm CST

I finished another chapter on my book today. As many of you know, it is about working as a child psychologist with difficult children from disadvantaged families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sometimes I feel inspired, but sometimes I have "literary constipation" and can only write a paragraph or two on a given day. If I were as prolific in my book-writing as I am on MyLot, I would have written three books by now. I am working on two other chapters right now. Please wish me luck around getting them done.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

1 Jan 22

Good luck, pony. Sometimes it isn't writing that's causing a problem. Sometimes it's thinking/worrying about something else that causes the problem.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

2 Jan 22

@TheHorse I don't know... I'm not you... When I was writing poetry, other things, like bills or my wife driving me crazy, kept me from being productive... Until I took care of those things, I couldn't concentrate on writing. What's bothering you?

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Jan 22

Who else?

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

What else?

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@xander6464 (44245)

• Wapello, Iowa

2 Jan 22

Have you tried getting your muse drunk? It often loosens them up and makes them able to cure the literary constipation.

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@xander6464 (44245)

• Wapello, Iowa

2 Jan 22

@TheHorse I know it will work for you.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

I have tried this, but it did not work. I hold my dear harvest of the grape and grain out to her. She approaches. Suddenly my inner 2-year-old kicks in and I say MINE! and drink it all up. She scurries away. What can I learn from this?

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

@xander6464 That's brilliant! I will try it today.

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@kaylachan (69714)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

1 Jan 22

Hey, you'll get there. It's not like it's a race, right?

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Jan 22

I just want to be alive when my book gets published.

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@RasmaSandra (79858)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

1 Jan 22

Best of luck to you and good that you got more done

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

1 Jan 22

I hope you buckle down in the new year and get ‘er done!

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Jan 22

I hope to get it done in the first half of this year. I want to be able to buy a small apartment in Paris while I'm still "young."

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

Get 'er done. That's my mantra. You've probably already seen Tom Hanks in Black Jeopardy (SNL). He kind of plays me. I'm not a MAGA person, but I still identify with his character.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Jan 22

I do wish you good luck and lots of inspiration.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Jan 22

Thank you. I will keep on plugging.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Jan 22

@TheHorse Good boy, That’s the way to go. I’ve got too many irons in the fire and accomplishing little to nothing.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

@RubyHawk Can you get each iron at least a little bit warm?

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@BarBaraPrz (47313)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan 22

Hmmm... I wonder if there's a "literary laxative"...

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@averygirl72 (37845)

• Philippines

4 Jan 22

Working as a child psychologist? I hope you will be successful in your passion for writing

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@averygirl72 (37845)

• Philippines

4 Jan 22

@TheHorse Amazing

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan 22

@averygirl72 Amazing. Or nothing.

@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 22

I have published many "scholarly articles" (yawn) and "book chapters" (yawn). But this would be my first book.

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@LadyDuck (471506)

• Switzerland

2 Jan 22

I wish you luck, I am surely not a prolific writer.

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@LadyDuck (471506)

• Switzerland

2 Jan 22

Thank you, you are really kind.

@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

But I enjoy your comments.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Jan 22

Wishing you lots of luck

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

Thanks. I will keep on plugging.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317041)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 Jan 22

I wish you all the best in your literary endeavors. I'm certain it will be a good book when you finish.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

Thanks, Valerie. Hey, isn't it Sunday? We get to be enemies for a day. Heh.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jan 22

@just4him The Packers are in. The 'Niners will be in IF they beat the Rams next weekend.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317041)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Jan 22

@TheHorse We're not playing each other, so we can be friends.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

2 Jan 22

Good luck. You can't force writing. When it flows, it seems like you can't write fast enough.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

Why do I feel more like that on MyLot than I do when working on my book? I know! Because someone is actually reading it.

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@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

3 Jan 22

@TheHorse Lots of people will be reading your book some day!

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

2 Jan 22

Have you read Tibetan Peach Pie? (It is the autobiography of the author Tom Robbins) he talks about writer's block and some of the many ways he found to remove it!

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

I haven't. I actually enjoyed some of his books "back in the day."

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

@DocAndersen Huh?

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

2 Jan 22

@TheHorse i thinking about your writer's block mention above! There is always the booking Writing the Australian Crawl, but I don't remember who wrote that. to a;sp jas waus arpimd the b;pcl/

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Sophie Heloizee

@Softncuddly (1600)

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2 Jan 22

Wow... Congratulations. You're so inspiring. Take care. Happy new year and happy enjoy writing....

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

Thank you. I will keep on plugging.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 22

@Softncuddly Thank you! I got some more work done today while watching American football.

Sophie Heloizee

@Softncuddly (1600)

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2 Jan 22

@TheHorse great! Keep on going, congrats!

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@vandana7 (100282)

• India

3 Jan 22

You need somebody to inspire you...somebody like Eva Braun.

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (41427)

• United States

1 Jan 22

You're getting there! Is that photo Horse Jr?

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Jan 22

No, it's of one of the kids I worked with in the mentoring program.

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