Saturday, May 8, 2010

Wannabe Writers #15

Wannabe Writers is a weekly event held by Sarah at Confessions of the Un-Published.

Where I am in the writing process: I've written about five pages this week. . Things are pretty crazy with my last week of work approaching this week, so I just haven't had the time. I also have some other crazy things going on in my personal life that are taking precedence. I joined the Page A Day challenge over at Books, Writing and More, Oh My! and I hope that I can start discussing my progress soon, because right now I am challenge: FAIL!

My current problems:
Life is getting in the way. Busy week ahead, then smooth sailing after that.


My question this week: Would you be disappointed if 5 years from now you still wrote 500 words everyday and weren't published? What then?

I think it's natural to have the "what am I doing this for?" thought pop into your head on a fairly regular basis. I try to keep myself on track for thinking about becoming published not so much as an if, but a when. Sure, I have the fantasies of being a NYT best seller, but that's probably out of my hands. I can focus on working on a story I truly believe in, and hope that if I work hard enough, others will believe in me too. That said, there is no harm in walking away from writing if it's not giving you joy. I did that, and didn't write for years. It's taken me about three years to get back into writing anything, and before then, it had been about ten years. You have to do what's right for you.

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One quick note that is unrelated to Wannabe Writers, but not quite deserving of its' own post: I finally joined the 21st century and got a Twitter! There's a link to follow me on the right hand side page, or you can find me here!
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  1. "I think it's natural to have the "what am I doing this for?" thought pop into your head on a fairly regular basis."

    Yup, that's been in my way this past week for sure! Like your attitude about it, thinking when and not if. I will have to keep that in mind, which is particularly difficult when you have a busy week, right?

    Ack!

    Cheryl

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  2. Life can be very disruptive of our writing time, huh?

    I hope you have a smoother week this week and can catch up with the Page A Day challenge.

    Following you on Twitter... :D

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  3. I think that's great advice. I like the idea of focusing more on the story than the publishing. Publishing is (somewhat) out of our hands.

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  4. I am still stuck in the dark ages, no twitter.

    Anyway the challenge is hard for me too. Not the writing a page part but the writing every day! AAnyway, stick with it!

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  5. It's very hard to stay committed to your writing when things are hectic in your work and personal life. While I still allow this to happen, as I did this week, I rebound much more quickly than I did in the past. I forgive myself for the lapse and get back to the business of writing.

    PS: Welcome to Twitter. Just followed you. My Twitter ID is: RoxanneSamara

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  6. Life can certainly get in the way of writing, and it's very easy to let writing get pushed to the background if you don't make a defined effort to keep it in the foreground!

    Thanks to everyone for stopping by this week! I so love Wannabe Writers and having all the great comments on my blog!

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