Spring is here but my mood's all dark cloud!
That's been my week.
Trying hard to book surf shacks and cabins and B&B's and calling sick friends, and booking flights and interviewing people about parcel tax and why nobody can be bothered to volunteer anymore and what if there's an earthquake here, and isn't it so awful what happened in Japan and to the Japanese, - yes absolutely, and why am I writing a book where that kind of thing happens, because it's horrific when it's real.
And come up for air - before - I HAVEN'T DONE ANY WRITING THIS WEEK!!!
Really not much better than last week or the week before - will Beyond the Bay (SCBWI event in Walnut Creek) be okay? I'm on my own. OMG there's going to be a ton of people and I'm on my own - which of course I wasn't because in the end have you noticed? people always step up to help and they're the best!
And it was wonderful, Deborah Underwood - How to Write a Picture Book in less than 600 words, with a great audience. It's no fluke that she's on the NY Times Best Seller list.
So now the article is in and out - emailed to the editor posted online (see here).
And I'm picking up my week again.
Carol reminded me today it's goals time, and I really, really, really, need to just stick to this one simple thing...write everyday. My writing has to come first. So really in my case that means JUST SAY NO. Gasp. And I intend to start right away.
God, that sounded lame - did that sound lame to you???
I didn't reach my goal, nowhere near. Finish this wreck in time for the Inksters to read by Easter - was I out of my mind?
Did you ever feel like you should just jack in a book you'd already spent a year on?
Okay, gathering my wits and off I go....*dust storm*.
5 comments:
Hang in there. We all hit overload at times, and it's bad. But coming out the other side can make the writing that much more focused. :)
Can totally relate to this post! It's just too easy to throw in the towel. Focus on the writing you are going to do TODAY...Did you get the surf shack? That sounds fun.
Surf Shack booked, sun cream bought, just need to pack. I'm taking notebooks and leaving the Macbook behind. Some completely new experiences should shake up my brain and I'll be raring to go!
BTW guess who I saw yesterday????
Totally know where you're at when you say 'just write every day!' Sometimes writing comes in gulps and sometimes it come in deepening breaths. But even gulps are better than nothing at all. There's always that long plane ride to NZ!
Hey, Keely, I love your creativity and energy.
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