You ever feel that way? As a writer I get frustrated because I have TIME to write, but I hit a point where I just can’t…well, that’s not true…I can, but my head might explode.
I asked my friend, Eve Silver, who writes for three houses, how she does it–the woman has had deadlines out the wazoo this year. She says she just buckles down and writes, turns off all internal editors, and doesn’t get up until one of her predetermined to-be-allowed breaks.
Ann Voss Peterson takes naps. Writes, hits the wall, refreshes her brain with a nap. I can’t do that. I’m one of those, once I’m up…people.
I have friends who have written entire books in two weeks. And as far as I know their brains are still intact–or as intact as any writer’s brain is, which probably isn’t saying much since in general I think we are a pretty bizarre lot.
It isn’t that I’m not productive. I’m very productive, some people would even say I’m prolific, but I have more time. Why can’t my brain fill that time working on my chosen WIP? Why does it feel the need to wander over to Webkinz for a game of CashCow? or to RTB for a bit of blog hopping? Seriously, I need to slap it around, but then, of course, I face the risk of head explosion.
And that really wouldn’t help me, now would it?
Pen and paper save me…every time. And if the words arent there, then they’re not. It usually means I need to chill out and read. I find (odd as this sounds) the more I read, the more I write.
by Amie Stuart January 18th, 2008 at 10:22 pmWell, that’s what is frustrating the words are there…kind of, it just becomes painful to pull them out. But I know they are there darn it!!
by Lori January 19th, 2008 at 7:11 pmOh, one thing that does help sometimes–may be like your pen and paper thing–is writing with my AlphaSmart instead of my laptop. It changes things up a bit or something and confuses my brain into thinking I haven’t already been writing on this all day.
by Lori January 19th, 2008 at 7:12 pmYup! I love mine. Lots of times I travel with both for the kids’ basketball practice and switch off if I get stalled out. Amazing what I can get done without an hour of internet
by Amie Stuart January 20th, 2008 at 6:32 am