I
think I sometimes give the impression that it’s no big deal to me to write
every day. Well, if I have given anyone that idea please accept my apology. It’s
true that I do write every day and have for over a year, fourteen months now.
It’s also true that I will continue to write on a daily basis. However, it is
not always an easy thing for me to accomplish. Some days are so cram packed
with things I have to do that I
wonder where I’ll find the time to sit down, open my manuscript, concentrate
(this is big for me on the bad days) and actually write. The thing is though,
even when my day is so very full, I can still find fifteen or even thirty minutes
to sit down and write. Most of the time on these days I can manage to get a lot
of things done quicker than I thought I would and actually have forty-five
minutes to an hour to write. And that’s really all I need to reach my personal
word count for the day.
Let’s
talk about the days I just don’t want to
write. Fortunately, they are few and far between, but this kind of day does
exist for me. Today has been one such day. I wanted to sleep in (I did). I
wanted to crochet (I did). I wanted to hang out with my kids. I’ve been doing
this, too. I wanted to read (I did). I have not felt like opening my manuscript
and parking my butt in my chair to write. I did it anyway, and I’m happier
having done so. I chose to do it because I’m committed to my writing. I’m
committed to keeping my WriteChain intact. Ultimately, I choose to write
because I love it and I can’t imagine my life without the characters I create.
It’s just that some days I struggle to actually continue their stories.
However, once I’ve begun, I’m happy about it again.
How
about you? Are there days you struggle to get things done – even when they are
things you love to do?
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