Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday that I made the choice to write instead of looking at TV and here it is almost ten days later. Shame on me! I have done some writing, but not all of what I had intended.
It's usual for some writers to have several projects going and that is true of me right now. So how do I juggle and determine how much time I spend on each? It probably would be more efficient to finish one and then the next, and then.... But that's a little too orderly for me. Besides I get ideas for one or another at odd times and it's best to use your ideas as you have them or they disappear into the land of forgotten ideas.
Because I care for my grandson daily, my writing time is limited so I don't have the luxury of writing anytime I want. For me it's either early morning or later at night. I have chosen night time and have to set the amount of time I can spend. I usually try to write for one hour, but that doesn't seem to be enough to finish all I want to finish. After all, I am getting older and I'd love to finish everything I have started before I'm called to the great beyond. (That was a joke--I'm not that old!! Well, almost.)
Organization is the key. I know that. I write about it in my e-book 12 steps to Writing Non-fiction. So why am I not organized enough?
Follow my own advice: clean up this computer room so I can sit right down and write without looking for my idea book or my note book or without being distracted by the novel that just happens to be sitting on my desk. Also clearly label my notebooks where I jot ideas and even whole phrases and sentences that I think will fit into a particular book. Sometimes I spend more time looking for stuff than writing. Okay, that's step one and two and I will do that right now.
And I will try to write in my blog more often. It doesn't matter if no one in the whole world is reading it; it helps me figure out where I am and where I want to be.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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