New Beginnings Do Not Mean Starting Over

I started from the beginning last month – a blank Google Doc on my screen and the outline of a new story perched next to my steaming coffee. And then I wrote. With each clacking keyboard stroke I felt lighter, freer. You see, back in April I decided that I would finish my first novel and immediately begin a second one. If you’ve read my post It’s Time to Move Forward, you’ll understand the frustrations that drove me to begin my second book. I made a goal. I accomplished the goal, and now I am beginning something new, but it would be a mistake to say that I am starting over.