Back on track

You would have thought, that tearing a thigh muscle severely, while playing football, would have given me more time to write. In reality, the opposite is true. It meant three months of severe pain only numbed occasionally by sleeping, when I could sleep. Finding a position to sleep proved difficult. While it was only a grade two tear, it felt like a grade five and the chart only goes up to grade three.

I maintained the RICE regime to try to ensure control of inflammation and pain relief.

R – Rest
I – Ice
C – Compression
E – Elevation

It worked reasonably well, but a quality (not the cheap ones) thigh strap that holds the muscles in place works better in the long run (like the pun?) Trying to jog too early sets you back a couple of weeks. I know from practical experience and from the ensuing pain.

Having long term visitors drop by also misplaced a couple of weeks, but I’m now through the other side and run out of excuses and any further procrastination. The thigh strap means I can walk and talk and therefore, sit and type. Well, not actually much typing, mostly using the dictation software and only typing for some minor editing.

This led me to change the delivery times for my novel, Chasing The Will. The delay has allowed me to review the chapter planning for the book and given me the opportunity to add a new part to the book where I’ll introduce a new character that will prove essential to the story. This new link makes it all hang together so much better, such are the advantages of taking time and looking with fresh eyes two months later.

I’ll start to post the book chapter planning later this week just after I’ve filled in a couple of blanks. Still thirty chapters and good to go.

Hey, I’m even back playing football. No sympathy required: I know I shouldn’t be playing football at my age and you don’t have to tell me every time we meet.