OMG!
It’s so difficult finding the balance that I need to keep
going on my writing.
I’ve been spending a lot of time focused on my fitness and
regaining my confidence during 2012…plus having fun…all of which have left me a
little short on time and focus for my writing. I haven’t even been very regular
in going to my writing groups, or completing assignments for the short story
writing course I took.
I always have difficulty in dealing with more than one
important thing at a time…I tend to get consumed by something if I enjoy it,
forgetting, or shelving, all the other things that I have to do. And for the
last 5 months that thing, that I’ve been somewhat consumed with, has been going
to the gym…my achievements there are measurable and obvious, even though I DO
get frustrated not to meet my own expectations, I am making progress – which is
rather gratifying.
My plan going forwards is to make sure I do writing EVERY
day…just as I did (for the most part) during NaNo. The problem is what to I continue
with first? I have somewhere in the region of ten incomplete manuscripts…all at
varying stages…I suppose I should complete the one that is closest to completion…which
would be one of the Mills and Boon books…it would be satisfying to send it off
and see what happens…
Other than my own manuscripts there is also a potential
publication in the wings from my twice monthly writing group, WriteNight @15QueenStreet.
We’ll be discussing the details at our next meeting, but I’m pretty sure it’ll
be a selection of all our writing exercises from the group. It’s always
interesting to hear the different voices that come out of the people that come
along. And although I’ve been going along since the group began during
NaNoWriMo I’ve never been brave enough to read out one piece…maybe I should
suck it up and read out loud! My problem is that the first draft ALWAYS needs
some tweaking, or I don’t quite finish off and round things out…others don’tk
seem to have the same problem…what is their secret I wonder…
Well, I’m going to finish here, because this is all turning
into a bit of circular thinking…and not really getting me anywhere. I WILL be
making time for writing and complete a project by the end of the month…
That’s all for now folks!
