set your timer: take 15 minutes today and write about the next project you want to dedicate your time to. If you have many projects in the air, pick one and go with it.
This is my wake up call. I literally have 3 ideas floating around in my head, and it's only when I try to commit to one, do the others sound more interesting. It's the most bizarre thing. I'm calling it ADD of the writer's mind, I never used to be like this till the past couple years. I know the old saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get goin."
Am I not tough enough to get goin? I can't figure it out. I will daydream about a writing space all day long, but whenever I have longer than 15 minutes to write, I freeze. I have no idea where to start or even what to start with. Is it fickle or fright?
All I want is a class that is about writing a novel. I want a list of things to do, so I can check them off and stop wondering what I'm supposed to do next. I want a daily goal of what needs to be accomplished.
Basically I want a writing babysitter. A writing drill sergeant. A writer's bootcamp. YES!
I'm not fickle, I'm floundering. I want to be guided through the process and have homework, and deadlines, and assignments that make me cringe because I couldn't possibly get that done on time.
So here's the deal. We all know I love the idea of a challenge (notice I said the idea... not the actual challenge), and it just so happens that I have 10 more Pen On Fire exercises. I am going to give myself 10 days to complete them.
Yes, I just committed to writing at least 1 a day, or 10 in one day if I so choose to do that. By September 7th I want them done, so I can get into the process of editing them. Anyone out there like to proof read?
Thank you for your patience.
Yes! BRING IT ON! I am here for you :)
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