To write or not to write

Portugal, June 2019

It is very hot. I try to surf in the morning and work in the afternoon. Word by word, sentence by sentence, the book project is becoming reality and a challenge to cope with. Never done this before and i call up my friend, mentor and ex-colleague from a magazine we worked together at ten years ago, to help me out. Christoph has published various books already and is considered a gray eminence in his field of interest.

The important thing is how the structure is going to look like and which focus i am going to put on or what to neglect and not to write about at all. Swallowing some dopamine from India makes me able to run around the lake nearby,  right before sunset. Good moment to set up structure in mind before typing on laptop. 

Next day, i skip surfing and decide to cycle up a mountain area with a friend, thinking it would take us a couple of hours. As we get lost in the beautiful area with many serpentine roads , it turns out a full day journey of about ninety kilometers up and down. Our bodies hurt and suddenly the rain comes while speeding down the long and windy road. We hardly talk anymore, just happy to reach home soaking wet. It was a good day although i did not write at all. 

To be or not to be