I am really close to finishing the fourth chapter in my latest book. Somehow, though, I am stuck. I feel like I have written everything I want, yet I do not feel like I have said what I need to say. I am taking a few days break to think and let my thoughts process in my subconscious.

A good diversion would be to dash off on a motorcycle trip, but I do not need that much of a distraction. Instead, I am going through a bunch of boxes I had in my closet.

I moved into this apartment three and half years ago and I had not yet got around to hanging pictures. I think I’ll spend a few days unboxing all the stuff I have been ignoring for all these years. Some I am keeping. Some I am discarding. Some I am taking to the local charity shop.

There is corollary with my writing style. Many years ago I learned the most important key when editing is the delete key. When I am ready to get back to chapter four, I will hang some pictures by including more examples. I will discard the excess words. Then, I will probably pick some words to pull out of this chapter and file them away for another purpose.