Pretty strange to think that the above stack of paper has consumed me for the past year. And there were a few sections that I worked on for some years in the past as well. People always ask, "How long did it take you to write that book?" Often, I don't know how to answer, because pieces of each book have come to me over time. Overall, if I think about the process literally, it spans 20 years sometimes, considering life
experience and sections I've written in the past. So this is my
answer...it takes a long, long time. But after fucking around, when I get cracking and focus, it usually takes a year, and it rolls out fast.
This will soon be Book Four...now I'm editing on the page. I can see necessary revisions better when I change to paper. It's exciting to be this far along on the sucker.
Hey, I saw the movie, Ava, last night, which I loved. <3 Jessica Chastain, so talented. Badass movie. <3 Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Geena Davis! What a cast. It was so good that I sat through an entire pixelated, messed up version of it, since my cable was not cooperating. Alas, I'm going to have to see it again at some point, but I will say this: Chastain even looks stunning in slo mo and pixelated.
Hope you're well. This year has sure been challenging for everyone. Here's to creation. Here's to art. And here's to everyone getting by day to day with a will to survive despite life's hiccoughs.
Love to you,
C.A. MacConnell
