Just finished a 2000 word short story to submit for a contest. At first, I was scared to write only 2000 words and then I realized it was going to be hard to edit to 2000 words. A lot of “he said, she said” was left out and that made me realize it wasn’t needed and that the story could be told just as well … Continue reading Which Stings Worse: Rejection or Laughter?
My goal of late 2008 was to focus on ONE project and finish it vs. focusing on 4 and barely attaining finishing. Today, as I sat, stared, and thought about my current cast of characters of the story I am letting unfold, I shoved it aside and decided to write something for a contest instead. It of course goes completely against the goal, but it … Continue reading Pesky Little Distractions but Productive
dis-cour-age (verb) 1. to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit. That’s how I am feeling right now. Discouraged. I often find myself comparing myself to friends who are also writing. One has completely finished writing in six months and one has written about 35,000 words in less than four months. I am very happy for both and a little jealous of both. I … Continue reading Discourage…
I wasn’t going to start the writing process until the 5th. Mostly because I have been so sick that sitting in front of a monitor or tv hasn’t seemed like something I’d like to do. I would have been more than content to return to my Nyquil induced sleeping coma with the blankets pulled around my head, but despite the pure feeling of ick crawling … Continue reading Daily Goal Has Been Reached…
It’s 4 days into 2009 and though I have written various blog/journal entries, I have yet to write in The Dumbing Down of Love. And as I lay here in bed with a nasty cough, runny nose, a dog that wants to play fetch, and listening to Jimmy Buffett, I am only motivated to pull the covers over my head instead of writing. I didn’t … Continue reading Realistic Goals
As a writer and as a person who creates, I’ve tried to surround myself with people who are supportive of my creativity. Friends and family often always offer support of various levels and then there are the souls of people who lift you above and carry you through times of staring at blank screens and empty canvases. You don’t notice them immediately. You may never … Continue reading A Gift from Two Beautiful Souls
Normally when someone says “I hear voices in my head” one automatically thinks CRAZY! Writers hear voices (characters) in their head all the time so couldn’t we be deemed crazy too? I guess in reality Quiet Riot had it right when they sang “Mama, we’re all crazy now!” For the last two months I’ve focused on working on one project instead of multiple projects because … Continue reading Does Writing Equal Crazy?
The subject line is from a Jimmy Buffett song which is also the title of the song. Another favorite lyric is, “Couldn’t care less. Feels all right.” by Matthew Ryan from “Killing the Ghost.” Why all the sudden lack of caring you might ask? I’m mentally tired and physically tired from writing. I’ve written so much with so much more to go. I’d like to … Continue reading I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care
I feel guilty if I don’t write everyday. Even if I can only crank out 500 words, I’ll take it. Writing is writing. But I never feel guilty sacrificing writing when it comes to spending time with my niece Riley. Quality time or just any time with her is always worth not writing. So my hot writing streak ceased yesterday, for 24 hours, because of … Continue reading Sacrifice
I am the queen of procrastination when it comes to writing. I can easily find a million and one things to do before I can sit down to write. Like this blog for example…do I need to write a blog about distractions? No. But what brought this up in my head is Nick the dog. He might be the greatest distraction of them all. It’s … Continue reading Distractions…