It is 4:30 am, Thanksgiving Day 2013 and the first day of Channukah, and I find myself in the midst of a quandary. I know that there is such a concept known as writers block, but I find myself in the opposite predicament, and it is very frustrating as it keeps me from getting the sleep like any normal person might get each day. My problem is that I have written too much over the 25 years that I have been penning my manuscript which is about to go to the printer. Life goes on and things change, especially when you have been dealing with peoples lives, and when those people are usually in prison and fighting to get out from behind the bars and into the sunlight, whether they are truly guilty or have denied their guilt from the inception. Thus, despite the fact that I had buried my manuscript out of sheer frustration and a desire to get on with my new life, I couldnt help but keep up with the stories of these people, and continued to think about many of the hundreds who have written to me over the years from places like Mississippi, Texas, Washington state, and California professing their innocence in their quest to get out from behind the prison walls, and whom I could not help. Nevertheless, except for when I worked on the documentary series called The Serial Killers and A Question of Guilt, the Martin Tankleff Story, which Nancy and I produced at great expense, my attention was always drawn to the continuing saga of those prisoners whom I had sentenced to many years in places in New York state like Sing Sing and Clinton Correctional Facility who continued to profess their innocence. Thus, I continued to write although I never intended to consider publication after moving to North Carolina, and writing non-fiction requires references and footnotes. Therein lies the rub! Just days before the printing presses begin to roll, all I can think about is footnotes, authors notes and end notes, when I should really be counting sheep. Someone please pass the Melatonin! I dont want to fall asleep at the Thanksgiving dinner table. I enjoy the dark meat of the turkey, the luscious stuffing and the beautiful cranberry sauce too much. Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Ill see you in my dreams.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:53:19 +0000
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