I've had three weeks off from my teaching job, but have been disappointed at how little I've written on my new novel. At last, today, I've figured out a secret that will, perhaps, help me for the rest of my writing life.
I am most productive writing in little spurts, rather than in hours. So, I've embraced that reality rather than denying it. I've scheduled many little spurts of writing, actually setting a timer so I don't write too long. Then I do something else, anything else, for a while until it's time for the next writing spurt. This way, I don't get jumpy or distracted when the ideas stop flowing for a minute, and therefore my attitude remains more positive about the whole project. This may be a major discovery!
(I haven't forgotten about the Cloud Atlas post. Next week. After I've written a few thousand more words...)
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Hi Anne,
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how everyone works differently, and how it's so important to find your own best path! Congrats on this.
Oh, and I have a good lead for you (a queer anthology being edited by Steve Berman) on that short story - but I need your email address to get the two of you in contact!
Please let me know ASAP! Thanks, namaste,
Lee
iamleewind (at) gmail (dot) com
Hmmm, I may have to try this next time I get stuck. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing.
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