Although I complain a lot about distractions, I write best when I’m under pressure. Sometimes, the pressure comes from a deadline that’s rushing toward me too fast. Sometimes, it’s everything else in my life getting more complicated. I have a little bit of both going on at the moment.
We are having a family reunion this weekend, which means the house has to be scoured top to bottom. I don’t have to do it all, but I have to pitch in. Thank God, I don’t have to do anything about food prep.
The Rose’s Plotting Bootcamp requires that I post lessons and feedback to the lessons on a daily basis. I got up at 6 AM this morning to take care of that before anything else got in the way.
I have the new novella to plow through. The first chapter is messy, but on paper now instead of still in my head. I’d like to finish chapter two tomorrow.
I have to get ready to read and work through the next chapter of Robert Ray’s The Weekend Novelist with the workgroup I started online.
I have to start working through character sketches, setting notes, choose themes and props and weapons for the new Viking book.
And I have to do some of all of that today—after I finish this blog—which is why it looks like my To Do list, because all those details are swirling in my mind.
Most of you have day jobs and look at the weekends as a break. I write, or do writerly things seven days a week. It’s the cost of doing what I love, and believe me there are tons of benefits that outweigh those costs, but it is still wearing.
So, I’m going to get started on my long list of things to do, and hopefully be back tomorrow with something a heck of lot more interesting for you to read!
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Hey good Luck, I kno9w you can do it! Look at all you have done so far, we all fall behind at times but catch up in the end! Your very good at what you do and I have complete faith that you will have a very active and productive day!
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Thanks, Julie! Have the pool, my bedroom, my office cleaned, mopped, dusted. Now have to tackle my own bathroom. Bleh. Haven’t gotten to the pages yet.
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Remember to breath while you are buzzing 🙂
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hey your doing better then me…I said F*** it and grabbed a book and haven’t moved since, I got a cold this past week which turned into Pneumonia and now anything that makes me breath hurts so I gave into being lazy LOL
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Julie hope you get better soon. Delilah have fun at your reunion. I always clean when I know we are having company too.
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I hope you got everything done that you needed to.
And I do appreciate you popping in with the feedback on Rose. I’m finding it pretty fun and thought provoking.
BTW – I hope you got my feedback on that one story.