{"id":780,"date":"2010-08-12T05:04:10","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T05:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/averral.com\/blog\/?p=780"},"modified":"2010-09-01T11:28:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T11:28:18","slug":"reflections-on-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.averral.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/reflections-on-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visiting New York was a surreal experience. It has been 7 months since I last visited that place and there is an urging desire in me to visit again. There seems to be something waiting for me there, something that I have not uncovered. Something that is waiting to be opened; like a Pandora box.<\/p>\n

I feel there is something missing, something that I did not pick up from that place when I last visited. Maybe 2 weeks was too short, maybe 3 months would be more appropriate. Maybe it was the manuscript that I did not leave at the writer’s house doorstep because the ending is not complete. Maybe it is my self esteem and lack of confidence. Maybe I was not fully ready.<\/p>\n

Maybe it is the new storyline sitting on my lap that I have not developed for over a year. Maybe this is the one that will change my career direction, or my life for good. I know I have a compelling story but why am I not writing? Yes, I can blame it on everything else but it all comes down to the actual act of writing.<\/p>\n

Maybe it is just me.<\/p>\n

And I do want to visit New York again.<\/p>\n

I do foresee myself there again, this time, more prepared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Visiting New York was a surreal experience. It has been 7 months since I last visited that place and there is an urging desire in me to visit again. There seems to be something waiting for me there, something that I have not uncovered. Something that is waiting to be opened; like a Pandora box. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n