a day in the life of an editing preacher
by JVS on Jul.05, 2009, under 2009, Photography, Writing
Well, it’s almost been a week of writing. And things have gone spectacularly well. I’ve re-written four chapters so far; better progress than expected. The surroundings here at Kingsfold are very inspiring, and I’ve even gotten two bike rides and a whole bunch of photography in. A typical day…
…begins with me waking up at 5:30 am, this morning I awoke with the first line of the next chapter fully articulated in my mind. Barely able to open my eyes, I knew exactly what to say; how great is that. After dressing I headed over to the kitchen to brew a coffee, then I walked over to a building called the Greenhouse – great chairs with a mountain view – and as I’m making my way over all I can hear are birds singing, and the water from the Ghost River flowing in the valley below. When I get to the Greenhouse I make a small fire in the pot bellied stove, plug in my laptop, and usually listen to a song or two. Yesterday, it was a Mendelssohn tune that sang about finding God’s strength by lifting your eyes to the mountains. As this beautiful aria is playing out, I’m watching the sun rise on a few of those mountains. Needless to say, it gets the creative juices flowing.
Then I write until breakfast at 8:00 am, and then work again until 12:30, then take a break for a few hours before slipping some more time in. It’s quite draining but very fulfilling. I can’t believe I get to do this.
