June 13, 2010
Finally! After months of working on shorter projects galore, I have finally put my nose to the grindstone and gotten started on a new novel! It wasn’t easy, either. There were lots of voices clamoring in my head, trying to warp the process. Fear and his pals kept trying to drive me from the keyboard. Distractions aplenty popped up and down like Wac-a-Moles, crying for my attention. But I did what writers must always do if they have any hope of producing output: I put my butt in the chair and kept it there until words appeared on the page. And my next novel, thankfully, got rolling.
I know there will be battles ahead as I strive to keep the flow going. I’ve been down this road before, and I know it isn’t always smooth. But at least I’ve jumped the first hurdle. And my mission for tomorrow is clear: I must put my butt in the chair and keep it there until words appear on the page. And hopefully, by the end of September at the latest (end of August if I’m inspired), I will have a finished novel. And that, my friend, is something devoutly to be wished for. That is a goal that keeps the butt in the chair and the fingers on the keys when other forces seek to keep my butt elsewhere. Because writing one more novel means I’ll have many more chances to sell a novel. So keep the good vibrations coming, and let’s help that new novel take shape. See you soon!
