There are so many days that I just can't seem to get any words down. My brain is flooded with ideas, but I just don't get the opportunity to write. I am busy babysitting, my own children, my husband, cooking, cleaning, being a taxi, etc etc.
This last week though, with the children at school, my hubby out of town, and I didn't have to babysit, I actually got a total of 5,000 words down. 5,000 and I am thinking that is great. But then I visit other writers blogs or twitters that I follow and they do 1,000 words a day, and I get a little depressed.
I know all these other people are just as busy as I am with kids and work and real life. I just wish I knew how they do it. Where does their time come from?
And maybe it is just me.
If I really think about it. I have some time at night after the babysitting is over, the kids doing homework and what not, the hubby zoning on the television, but by then I am tired and I want some me time to read a book or maybe watch a movie.
Maybe I just need to get rid of me time, even if I am tired and worn out. Give it up and concentrate on what really matters to me, which is to finish my ms so that I can start on another.
What do you do when your day is so busy and you are tired in the evening? Do you write anyway? Do you figure out a way to make yourself time? I would like to know!!!
Everyone is welcome to visit and stay for the fun. Author of PERFECTION, release date July 16, 2013, and FLAWED release date August 12, 2014. Published by Spencer Hill Press.
Noooo! DON'T give up you time! Thats the worst thing for a writer.
ReplyDeleteInstead of getting down on yourself for not writing as much as others, think about ALL the possibilities they could be getting a higher word count. Maybe they have a detailed outline they work off of when they have ten minutes here or there. Or they've been working out a scene the whole day and when it comes time for them to type it out, its simply a matter of, well, typing. Or they've been doing this for years, and have a rhythm that works for them.
As for me, I don't work and I don't have kids. My whole day is based on writing, playing with my dogs or cat, watching TV, etc. I've got a pretty chill life compared to most writers, so I can churn out a lot. That doesn't mean I don't hit my own slumps.
Keep your head up, or rather down and facing your writing notebook or WIP document. It'll come, just let it.
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