First of all I want to say a big Thank you to Christine Bell I won a copy of her new ebook Pray a novel about the wolves of Pray out now with Cobblestone Press. There is nothing I love better than winning books, books rock!
If you ask for my publishing story, its not long 2 years ago I wrote something (an unsalvageable novelette) got a standard form R went into hiding and started writing again in June 2010 since then I've churned out 3 novellas (around 25k each) and have 2 other WIPs. I do all my writing at night because I am a SAHM to a boy who hides my books and wants to break my laptop, writing comes pretty easy to me until I have a deadline, once I have to meet a deadline I freeze up and my mind goes blank, I loose my nerve and get plagued with self doubt. Everything sorts itself out in the end it all goes with the being bionic territory :D, but this got me wondering I can't be the only one with this freeze up syndrome, what do you do to get over dry spells? I just write a lot of drivel till I strike gold again.
Key
WIP = work in progress
SAHM = Stay at home Mom
R = Rejection letter
Somedays I feel like Solomon, I'm not as wise as he was, but I've moved around so many times, it's impossible to have nothing to say. I am just finally catching up to the season of life I'm in - which is a homeschooling, slightly crunchy, crafting,work from home, writing and sports mum. You have now been introduced to my multiple personalities, hopefully you'll identify with one of them and stick around.
LOL you read my post today didn't you? I cook! Or gardening works to if the weather's good. Also napping helps.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog! I love meeting other writers! Your blog is great, and this post made me laugh (in a good way). Good luck with your wips!
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Thanx Justine and yes LOL Karen my husband thinks I need to sleep some more, right now i do around 5-6 hours per night and ideally I would love 12 hours or even more sometimes. i cant wait for my mom to come visit
ReplyDeleteCongrats on winning the book!
ReplyDeleteAnd wow! Joanna, I am SO impressed. You are a very prolific writer!
oh Talli u've got me blushing but do go on
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo! I love winning books too! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI just won some books, too, and it is a satisfying feeling! That's how I read Fire.
ReplyDeleteAs for my dry-spells, I tend to shy away from the laptop until I've got things figured out enough to start typing again.
And self-doubt? It comes and goes in cycles. Sometimes I'm hating my work, and by extension, myself. Then something happens to get me loving the WiP again, usually a mini breakthrough or scene change.
Hang in there! Blogging definitely helps motivate me to keep writing.
I am JUST the opposite! I write better when I have a deadline. In fact, it's like I NEED a deadline or I fuss around too much, so I usually create a fake, self-imposed deadline. Funny, but it works because I feel like I failed if I miss it, so it keeps me motivated.
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