I'm very pleased with the progress over the past few days. I've been happily writing like mad. And the stack of articles I've already finished keeps growing (it is well over a foot high now--I just measured it). Unfortunately, my life has been beckoning me back into the "real world," and I can't ignore it anymore. My email was getting really stacked up. I'm meeting with one of my authors tomorrow. One of my other authors sent me a bunch of pictures to review. I need to get started on the Annual Report for the Trauma Psychology division. And the next issue of Clinical Lactation is due soon. I had a conference call with my associate editors tonight to go over manuscripts.
And that's just work stuff. I haven't even mentioned kids, and husband, and animals, and house.
My point is that most of us are usually not allowed time to just write. As I have indicated in previous posts, this is the single-most challenging aspect of being a writer: learning how to prioritize, or at least work into your schedule, writing time.
If I didn't have such a tight deadline, I could just mosey along with my writing, doing a bit here and there. On the other hand, I think I was using that approach, which is why I am now over a year overdue. :-)
So back to the pits for me.
Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2012.
And that's just work stuff. I haven't even mentioned kids, and husband, and animals, and house.
My point is that most of us are usually not allowed time to just write. As I have indicated in previous posts, this is the single-most challenging aspect of being a writer: learning how to prioritize, or at least work into your schedule, writing time.
If I didn't have such a tight deadline, I could just mosey along with my writing, doing a bit here and there. On the other hand, I think I was using that approach, which is why I am now over a year overdue. :-)
So back to the pits for me.
Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2012.
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