by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I really need to change my mindset when it comes to this scifi dramedy novel I’ve been working on. I have got to stop just drifting towards my goal. I have to buckle down and see this as my job for the time being.
Until circumstances change and I have to, at last, grow up (again.)
I continue to try to wrap this novel up and begin querying it by late spring 2026. But that might be something of a struggle. It could be closer to autumn 2026, which would suck.
I hate how old I am.
But, really, all I really want with this novel is to finish it and have someone, anyone read it and enjoy it — preferably someone not related to me. If someone actually finished the entire thing and gave me even a lukewarm review that would be astonishing, all things considered.
AI has helped a lot, but it has also made things more difficult in some way. I keep feeling like I’m spinning me wheels because my vision for this novel and AIs vision for this novel sometimes are dramatically different and I have to go in and force things back to where I want them.
Anyway. I really, really need to change my mindset about working on this novel. This unique, weird, surreal moment in my life is not going to last forever. And I’d prefer to finish a really good novel before I’m 80 years old.
