Tag: excuses

Successes

Well, got some research done in the last twenty-four hours. I decided for this specific scene I will not get too precise with the details. Even though it’s a place I’ve been to, I don’t want to to appear that I’m trying too hard to make it “real”.

It’s a real place and I’m referencing it as a real place, so I think there’s a multitude of ways to approach the environment. I’m finally confident in how I’m going to describe it.

That one scene was my latest block (or excuse). I won’t be able to get to it until I get back home, but I am now looking forward to getting that scene typed out.

Rote

Writing can be rote. For me it needs to be. Just slacking on these last two days has made me both jittery because I didn’t write anything and chill because I gave myself an out prior to the weekend.

So what i learned about myself is that if I give myself an out, I will gladly take it. AND if I take a mere glimpse in the way back machine, that is exactly what I did for the last decade. Regardless of the various excuses I came up with, I left the craft.

Now I know two days isn’t a trend, but it takes a conscious effort before something becomes rote.

Now I just need to add some pages to the manuscript.

Cheers!

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The Writers’ Addage

Write, write, write.

Pretty simple isn’t it. Yeah, well it’s easier than it seems. I’ve dreamed of being Nora, tapping out words for a weekend and “poof!” the manuscript is complete! If only (sighing dreamily, seriously). Life doesn’t seem to work out that way. Between working forty, sometimes plus, hours per week, the raising of the children, and everything else that goes along with being a part of society sometimes even a text message fulfilled my writing quota for any given day.

However cleverly I try to disguise my excuses for not writing they are purely that, excuses. There was absolutely nothing stopping me from tapping the keys at least once per week. Heck (being careful for the NSFW thing again) even a mere fifteen minutes would have accomplished the goal.

Yup.

I am a slacker.

Or at least now looking back on things, I see how easy it is to find something else- anything else to do besides write. I could have been journaling- that’s writing!!! My husband encouraged me, my kids encouraged me. Shit I watched my writing partner @jaybederwehl over at feloniousinsult.blogspot publish THREE freaking books to my none. (Insert grimace here with a side eye glance anywhere but the screen).

But, you know what? It’s okay. Regardless of the shoulda, woulda, coulda I am writing again. and HOORAH (sorry Marines) it feels good.

Writing advice tip #1 Write, write, write.

It’s true. Doesn’t have to be anything serious. Write about not writing. write a recipe, write a letter. write lists, create character names for a story that you don’t even know exists yet.

Yeah, yeah. I know. Practice what you preach. My goal is to do this daily. Who knows what y’all will end up reading, it might not be fit for public consumption… but I’m going to do it and if I can’t post for whatever reason I should know in advance and will say something.