When I passed the first car being jumped on the side of the road, I thought about the kindness of strangers.
Later that day, when I passed the second car being jumped, I wondered what it could mean?
Of course, it was the first Monday I had scheduled a writing workshop for myself.
I call the workshop "Five Mondays".
My husband and I have blocked off my writing time in the calendar so it feels very official.
This first Monday, at the set time to start, I took a little nap.
When I awoke, I took my time wondering from room to room gathering my writerly things.
Eventually I made my way to the car.
I drove in silence all the way across town to another town to a library I never visit.
It was closed.
I drove in silence all the way back across two towns in the opposite direction to another library that GOOGLE told me would definitely be open.
When I finally sat down I looked at the time and realized an hour was gone from my Monday.
Where to begin? My storyboard, yes. Okay. Wait, how?
I clicked on my computer to find my reference dummy and my inbox gave a friendly ping.
An unexpected email from SCBWI! The Society of Children Book Writer's and Illustrators!
And with that ping I made the connection.
Even though I stalled at first, with a little jump start I was ready to go:)
