The day this was written is not the day it was posted, but when I read this prompt, a specific thing came to my mind. Notable, by Oxford definition, is “worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.” I even pulled out my physical, thick thesaurus just to see what notable compares to. You’ll find outstanding, special, memorable, significant, momentous, and meaningful all next to that word.
So, I would say notable is a pretty big deal.
One would think a birth, a death, a special event, a catastrophe–all those things would be notable. Something that couldn’t be left out if you were telling a story. All those plot points are notable. Reading this definition makes my notable thing seem unworthy, and yet, it was the first thing I thought of.
I was working on my manuscript, going through a chapter at a time and hopefully getting this draft done by my conference next month. It’s been tough going through this latest revision. That haunt shows up in the back of the mind that I’m wasting my time. This revision isn’t going to make it any better. Why do I even bother? All those dark whispering questions that interrupt my writing. And yet, the chapter I was going through today (the day I’m actually writing this and not the day I’m posting it). I barely made a change. I was reading through it and when I got to the end, I actually smiled. I like this chapter. I feel its well written and intense. The pace stays up and you have a lot of action. I actually enjoyed it.
That’s the notable thing that happened. Going through my story and finding a moment where I enjoyed it again and I wasn’t weighed down by the doubts or the “it has to be perfect” anxiety.
That’s something I hope for all writers. Enjoy your story. Don’t stress about it being perfect, enjoy that it’s you.
nikki diekemper 
Words to live by.
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