Jennifer McKenzie
Romance--Boy meets girl. Romantic Suspense--Boy meets girl with dead bodies.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Things That Get In The Way Of Writing
OMG!!! So, without adding the whole rant about subflooring, dry rot and sheet rock, I will tell you that my bathroom is in pieces now. I had a contrator out and while that was going on more crisis occurred adding more fun to the mix. What this means? No writing. My brain is whirling anyway, so I don't know that I could write a word without beginning to include angry step fathers and broken plumbing. Real life is intruding.I have a convention this weekend and a workshop I'm facilitating Saturday morning at 7am along. I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, groceries to buy and my husband comes home tonight. Doing it all seems overwhelming.
Luckily, I know I only have to do one thing at a time. I only have to do what's in front of me. I'm itching to get work done on my book. I have to believe the time will be there to work on it. Dell starts school on Monday, Paul starts preschool, the bathroom will get fixed when it gets fixed and life will keep flowing.
You know, writing is a priviledge in my life. It's dessert. It's the extra whipped cream on a Mocha.
And I'm glad that's how it is. As long as I can remember that writing in the midst of chaos is a treat, it will never seem like a chore to me. Sure, there's edits, corrections, parts of a book that just won't move forward, characters that piss me off and so on. But the fact is that writing is my joy. It's the one thing I can do that makes my life more interesting.
If I hadn't decided almost a year ago, that I was going to write, FINISH and submit something (since my Dad never did and always wanted to), I never would have met some of the fellow authors who have made my life better. I wouldn't have made it to Romance Divas. I wouldn't have watched others struggle through their own personal and professional demons and come out the other end.
An example of another such author, who is bogged down by personal crisis and still writes amazing stuff is Lucy Monroe. That woman is a tremendous writer and takes care of her mother too. Her family has personal tragedy and joys that she doesn't hesitate to share with her blog readers. And she's prolific.
I watch other authors go through some tough times and thank God they share them on Romance Divas. I have wonderful examples of how to get through tough times and STILL get the work done.
Real life may intrude, but I remember "This Too Shall Pass". It doesn't go on forever. Now, if I can just remember "Easy Does It" I'll be able to breath a little.
Question of the Day? When real life intrudes, how do YOU deal with it? What things get in the way of your writing and how do you get back on track?
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