I'm one of those writers who never writes. Several ideas buzz around my brain every day, but I just can't find the time to sit down and do anything about it. I'm sure it would be different if I didn't have a day job and a family. And yes, I know, others work a thousand hours a week and have six kids and still manage to get their writing in. And they would say if I REALLY wanted to write, I would make the time.
We've all read articles that have suggested we get up a half hour early in the morning to squeeze in whatever it is we want to add to our busy lives. So I sat down and figured out if I were to follow that advice for everything I want to do, then, for example, I would need to set my alarm for Monday to wake me up at 7 a.m. on the preceding Saturday.
I've tried the page-a-day thing, which worked for about a month, but I stopped when other important things slipped by the wayside. My new idea is/was to try writing 15 minutes a day during lunch (half) hour. The past couple weeks probably was not the best time to try that, either, since the holiday lunches, etc., filled most of my lunch hours, and packing and preparing for my new job starting tomorrow filled the rest. I wrote exactly one day for 15 minutes. I am, however, extremely pleased with that paragraph and think I may be able to add to it in the near future.
I am a quite a packrat, so my car is loaded to the brim (it looks like I have moved out of my house), and I already see the upcoming week or two filling my lunch (half) hours to unloading my car and setting up my new office. I hope to work on de-cluttering, but I also know myself, and just don't know if I'm up to such a monumental task. Instead of cleaning, I should be writing, right?
On the surface, you might think I haven't really introduced myself much at all. Perhaps I haven't. But I've shared a part of myself with you that I would not have voiced with my own family. They may already know it, but I would not actually tell them this stuff. You are the first ones to know that I ACTUALLY WROTE A PARAGRAPH recently.
Again, a Happy New Year to All, and hope to meet you in the coming year.
donduck
Rebecca, I hope you meet your goal, but even if you don't quite meet it, any progress is good progess, and at the very least, I wish you a year of much progress. I have a niece named Rebecca, and the best doctor I ever had was a Rebecca. My best friend from when I was in the Army is a Rebecca (Reba for short). Never met a Rebecca I didn't like. What's your novel about, may I ask? Or, will I have to buy the book like everyone else? If you get it done, I promise to buy a copy!
Now I will have to decide does a replay count as the same game or a separate game? What do you think???
