How can I write more?
I’m always asking myself this. I
have two rough drafts that need editing, a sequel that needs written, and
another story idea waiting in the wings.
There aren’t enough hours in the day for me to write all the things I
need to. I’m not complaining. There were
years where I had no ideas and no inspiration, much less editing to do. What happened? I stopped writing books and started writing
scripts for awhile. I learned structure and outlining in the shortened format
of the screenplay, which was much less overwhelming to me than a novel format. Of course, once I realized that most movies
these days are based on novels or comics, I gave up writing screenplays and
went back to novels.
I always enjoyed fantasy. For so many years, I was caught up
in trying to figure out what would sell, but I gave all that up and decided to
write what I enjoyed, something fun with a spunky female heroine. The result
was Storyteller. When it was finished, publishers were
drowning in fantasy, thanks to Harry Potter, so I published it myself. It didn’t make me famous or rich, but it made
me read, which is all I really ever wanted.
How do you find time to write more?
It's a good question. I'm doing good to get up early enough to do my morning pages and stay up late enough to get a blog post done, but beyond that, I'm treading water. I suspect that if I spent less time on the internets and less time at work, I'd get more writing done. But then there's that whole thing about a husband and dogs and friends and maybe kids. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteThe biggest thing I did to help myself find time was give up television. It kinda happened when my daughter was born. I just couldn't find the time to sit for tv anymore. I missed it terribly at first, but over time, I realized I wasn't missing it so much because I replaced it with writing. It's a hard habit to break tho...:)
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