First day of solid writing progress since I put my butt in this chair two weeks ago and tried to scratch out a few solid hours of progress. It worked then and worked now. Only twice was ai interrupted by a senseless web search. I cannot say I got a lot of words in, but I got a lot of understanding in about the concepts involved in the story. I know and understand the backbone of not only this story, but another piece I am working on that is due in two months and reflects the fundamentals of what I am doing in the novel–but from a very different perspective.
Butt in Chair works. That’s my bottom line. When I have the time and focus required to get stuff done, I do. Unfortunately, I have yet to structure a lifestyle around that simple concept. Here it is nearly noon on a Friday and I’ve done more in this time and space than I have all of last week. Imagine my productivity if I made this kind of time daily? I’m not calling myself Stephen King yet, but I can do at least 1 page a day like this… maybe two. That’s two novels a year, folks. That is not only a lifestyle but a legitimate career.
Some Thoughts:
- It is worth considering the factors holding me back: Kids, laziness, environment, work. How to mitigate those factors. In fact, I will try to follow through on understanding how to do that and then, one day, publish the book (the 3 day writer) gives me the money and momentum to get my situation in gear (perhaps even a different book for each amount of time (the one day writer and so on).