I finished the first draft of GANNET 6 an hour ago. 126,110 words. Far longer than any of my other books and doubtlessly to be reduced. Although weeks or maybe months of rewriting are ahead, I am pleased. I like rewriting more than writing first drafts and can do that anytime. The 5 AM factory shift is a thing of the past.
Carol and I watched the five episode Netflix series: TURNING POINT: THE VIETNAM WAR this week. It is well done and troubling, particularly for those who do not know history and are surprised to discover that governments lie to their citizens.
Alex Honnold of FREE SOLO fame is going to attempt to climb the skyscraper, Taipei 101, live on Netflix this evening starting at 8 PM Eastern Time. I was very impressed by Honnold in FREE SOLO, but when I first heard of this I thought it to be a stunt. After reading an interview with him in the NEW YORK TIMES sent to me by Ron, for which I thank him, I no longer think it a stunt. I hope Honnold is successful or at least that he does not die.
Webb - I am looking forward to reading Gannet. I have greatly enjoyed all of your other books. And I closely followed your adventure trucking Gannet across Panama and your long, slow sail up the west coast to San Diego. I am still in awe that you never made your way in to a port from Panama to San Diego.
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Thank you, Scott. I started rewriting this morning.
ReplyDeleteI have just been reliving that frustrating passage from Panama to San Diego and as I write in the book: I believe life is redeemed by moments of joy. I have known countless such moments at sea. I wished this last passage could have been one of joy, but it wasn’t. Still there is something to be said for endurance and perserverance.
It appears Alex Honnold successfully ascended the Taipei 101 in about 90 minutes. Amazing.
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