I have ADHD, so…

Daily writing prompt
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

…there always seem to be things on my “to-do list” that go unchecked. A lot of those are daily tasks, like taking my vitamins or organizing something in my house. But there are bigger items that are hard to knock out, such as getting a book written.

For the longest time – years actually – I swore I’d write a book, and I just never got around to it. That is, until last summer when I sat down and finally got to writing my first novel. It took me until mid-September, but I finally got the final chapter typed out before my long-awaited family reunion. That was my absolute drop-dead date, and I was proud to carry a copy of the manuscript to my Dad. He passed in December and I don’t think he got a chance to read it before he died, but I was happy that I at least showed it to him before the end.

So, what’s my new “to-do” item that isn’t getting done? Ask me how the editing of the book is going.

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About Douglas Blaine

Capnpen is a writer who was a newspaper and magazine journalist in a previous life. A college journalism major, he now works as an English teacher, but gets his writing fix by blogging about a variety of topics, including politics, religion, movies and television. When he's not working or blogging, Capnpen spends time with his family, plays a little golf (badly) and loves to learn about virtually anything.
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