A Writer's Notebook, Day Five-Hundred-And-Ten

Well, I am still having difficulty with getting my schedule adjusted, but at least I got the work done earlier in the evening.  A large part of the issue is getting myself to focus properly, I think.  Tonight, I focused in on the writing, and it went rather smoothly.  Of late, that has not always been the case, though I will admit, it is likely that it is just an accumulation of bad habits that have been causing this aspect if my recent difficulties.

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