Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Oh hell. I swear I didn't forget.

I know it's been forever since I last posted. The last two weeks have been epically busy. I'm still in college and I just finished up my spring semester. Studying for 6 finals trumped blogging. Sorry friends.

I have managed to work on my writing in my spare time. You know, all that time I had between drooling on my text books and smashing my face into a keyboard as I tried to cram as much knowledge into my brain as possible all while taking care of my daughter and working at the job that actually pays me.

Despite everything that has been getting in the way of The Book, I've done some serious work on the story line as well as adding two new characters. I love being able to get these scenes down on paper and I finally FINALLY have the time.

We'll that's all I've got for now. I'm about to go eat some delicious chicken enchiladas.

Ttfn. :)

Friday, May 2, 2014

Time. Where do I find this crap?

Where in the world do people find the time to sit peacefully and write?

I have a baby, a husband, school, and a day job. Where the heck do I find the time?

I sneak it. I steal it. I hide it.

I need that time. Some people don't understand why it's so important to me, but they don't write. If you do, you know that the story will drive you insane if you don't get it out.

My husband disc golfs. He is obsessed. Every week he sets aside time from family and work to hit a course. We decided I would take the summer off of school so that I could be home more AND so that I could set aside at least one day a week to work on my writing.

Oh if you don't have the luxury of being a full time writer, you know how wonderful that time is. And if you're a parent on top of that, you'll know that time is the absolute most precious commodity. One day a week to just get it out is miraculous.

But for me, it isn't enough. So I stay up after my daughter goes to bed. I wake up as early as possible to get a little in before she wakes up. In every free moment, I write. And the more I write, the more time I want because I don't want to sacrifice any time with my family but I want to write. It's such a difficult balancing act but I do my best. I do my best, I sacrifice sleep, because I love to write.

So how do you find the time? What do you sacrifice for that time?