Hello world, there is no time like the present to blog. I
have many reasons for not blogging sooner but in the end no excuse. In July, I have
joined camp Nanowrimo and I am very excited for the opportunity to write. I
have joined a cabin this year and will be writing with other people, or actually,
I will get to share my story as they share their stories. I have chosen the
working title, Recent Exposure. Here is the synopsis and a brief excerpt.
Synopsis:
Doctor Steve Garcia
suffered a psychiatrist worst nightmare when he found one of his patients had
committed suicide. He blamed himself for not recognizing the signs, and left
the field of psychology. A year later, new evidence surfaced and the police
department reopened the case as a homicide. To his amazement, he was the number
one suspect. Steve Garcia was plunged into a nightmare where the truth did not
matter, and honesty and ethics were ammunition for the prosecution to put Steve
away for the rest of his life.
Excerpt:
Recent Exposure
Steve Garcia kneeled
before the broken body of his patient Tammy Atchison. A thousand needles of
regret and sorrow stabbed his broken heart. Blood soaked the cute sundress she
had talked about and desired for a month. The month she was in therapy, the
month he had to help her come to grips with sadness. She held the sadness at
bay while she told her story of abuse and neglect of parents addicted to the
good life. She scoffed when she said good life; as far as she was concerned,
nothing in life was good.
She was a master of
covering the pain. Every so often, he could see a glimmer of the storm behind
the eyes. He had seen stronger cases of depression where the patient lived a
normal life. In his professional opinion, he believed she would be fine and
that all she needed was a few sessions under his care and she would be on the
road to recovery. This was not the road to recovery. This road led to the
county morgue. He touched her cold hand and believed he felt the last spark of
life leave her body, crying out for someone to listen. The wailing sirens of the emergency vehicles pierced
the darkness and gave him a reason to move.
He watched as the crew
lifted her broken body and placed it on a gurney, covering it with a crisp,
clean, white sheet. The covering of a dead body shown in a thousand television
shows could not do justice to the feeling of complete failure and loss that
consumed him. Her body was broken and useless from the five-story fall, and
though not visible, his spirit was equally shattered and dying with no chance
of reviving.
If you have stumbled onto this blog, welcome. If you are a
writer and you have not heard of NANOWRIMO, I recommend you check it out. Just type
in NANOWRIMO in Google and it will take you there. The main purpose is giving
and receiving accountability. Accountability
is important for completing task. In my opinion, no task is more in need of
accountability than writing. I am a classic example of a procrastinator.
I have five novels started, two are completed and waiting
editing and second draft considerations, but I have not fulfilled my
obligations and have reached the sacred due date for completion, (which has
been set and reset many times). However, I will never give up. I keep plugging along.
I am editing a 90,000-word novel as we speak and needed a small writing project
to keep my imagination sharp.
Recent Exposure (working title) is a short story, probably
around 8000 words. When completed I will post to the blog. Drop me a line if you decide to join Nano and
let me know how it goes.
Until later
Cliff
