Let's talk about "The Book".
Remember that one of my goals for 2017 was to trim down the manuscript so that my editor could start working her magic and eventually we would have "The Book".
Obviously that has not happened.
Why?
Well I could probably come up with a number of reasons.
I was too busy.
Other things took priority.
I was distracted.
My dog ate my homework.
Excuses.
The plain simple fact of the matter is that I chose to not make this a priority.
It's true that other things were at the forefront of my attention.
There were time throughout the year when I opted to not write all simply to save some valuable time.
It is also true that I have been less than diligent or committed to the process.
When it comes right down to it, I am more than confident that my inertia around this has a lot to do with the fact that I still don't believe that there is a book to be written.
I am also certain that for the time being,I am not all that interested in producing a book.
Don't get me wrong,I love writing.
 I really love knowing that some one is reading what I write.
I still get thrilled to death when someone responds to something I've opined over.
When I think about it, I certainly never set out to write a book. 
Heck, the only reason I was writing at all was to elicit some support in what for me felt like just another feeble attempt to try and lose some weight. 
So much for that plan!
Maybe, just maybe, there will come a time when writing the next great literary masterpiece becomes important enough for me to do something about it.
For now, I think I will just shelve those thoughts and keep doing what I am doing. 
And hopefully some one will reply every once in a while!