Christmas Break = Writing Time!

 

After a crazy and hectic semester, after a weekend full of studying my brains out, it's finally time to write.  The craziness has died down.  Now, all I want is chilly weather, a frappucino, my notebook, and a pen.  I'm hoping to get A LOT of writing done these next few weeks.  I'm hoping to make a HUGE dent in that novel.  The sooner it's done, the sooner I can look for that agent....

 

And from there, well, that's all in God's hands.

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 This? Not so much....

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Finding the Time

 

School is in full swing.  It seems like you never have a free moment, a time to take a break.  My problem is, when i DO get that rare break, I'm too worn out to write.  But that needs to change.  I've got to push myself.  So many people have told me, "Enjoy these years.  After college, you'll be in the real world and you'll be even busier."

 

THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.  If I don't find the time to write now, my book may never get finished.  I may never see it published.

 

So I've decided...I'm MAKING time. 

GETTIN' TO THE GOOD STUFF!

 

Okay, don't get me wrong.  Writing is fun.  I enjoy each and every page that I write.  But something happens when you come to a spot in your book where the stakes are higher, the tension is tighter than ever, or your characters are balancing on the point of a needle.  I don't know about you, but my hand seems to fly across the page when I'm writing those scenes.  It's as if I can't write fast enough.  You become so enveloped in the story, in what you're writing.  You feel inspired. 

 

It's times like that when my love for writing is confirmed.  There's no other feeling like it.  If you're not a writer, you may not understand.  But if you are...well, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

 

 

It's creepy.  It's twisted.  But hey, that's what I do. 

BEACHIN' IT

 

 

Well, I've been here relaxing by the ocean for a week now, and I have to say, it has definitely motivated my writing.  What is it about the beach that inspires and propels you to write?  The warm breezes?  The sand?  Or is it the rushing sound of the ocean?  I can't say for sure, but it never fails.  I've written more this week than I have for the past couple weeks at home.  Writing at the beach is the best!  I've found a way over the stumbling blocks, and i now feel re-inspired and re-energized.

Now off to write....

 

 

It's creepy.  It's twisted.  But hey, that's what I do.

A STROKE OF IMAGINATION!

On my way up to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this weekend to visit the Amish country, I passed an old INSANE ASYLUM.  It was a giant six-story brick building, weathered and long forgotten, and definitely creepy!  It was perched up on a grassy hill like some haunted mansion.  And as I passed by, I couldn't help but wonder what kind of dark secrets and old memories that place held....  For someone like me, the sight of the old asylum was just the jolt of inspiration I needed.  It really got my creepy imagination rolling.
 
Let's see what I make of it.

Writer's Block: I Think Not

Writer's Block is not an option.  It is NOT.  This I have decided.  Sure, I think most writers face times when inspiration seems to be away on vacation or the story's plot seems to have hit a roadblock, but it is the writer's job to persevere through these hard times.  I'm not saying it's easy.  It's not.  After all, I'm experiencing this trial even as I type this post.  But I will get past this.  I WILL.  Quitting is not an option.  Writer's Block is not an option. 

The dream keeps me going.  It pushes me along through these frustrating times.  The dream of being published keeps me writing.  And one day, with God's help, it will all be worth it.