It's occurs to me that writing regularly during the summer months is challenging. None of the fiction writing books told me this. All my friends wanting to go to the river and have barbecues--the hot weather more suited to a midday nap rather than mental labor. If I was writing a book about fiction writing, I would definitely write a chapter about it. Of course, I'll have to find out what strategy works best for me the hard way--trial and error, just great.
Everyone says that consistency is key. Write everyday. Hopefully one-thousand words but at least write something. I have found that the rhythm of it helps, makes it easier to sort my thoughts. This journal helps too--gets the crazies out. The unfortunate thing about writing everyday is that I just get derailed. Something just happens. Not everyday mind you, I couldn't get anything done if that were the case. But some weekends, or now during summer, it's like my social life wants to keep from doing this. My girlfriend has been really supportive though, she always makes sure that I have that little bit of encouragement to keep me going when I get rundown. It's nice.
Chapter seven has been moving at about the speed of a polar icecap--at this rate I'll have a foot of writing next year. I poke fun, but really, it's aggravating. I'm hoping that I can find something of my schedule to cling to this summer. As for now, it's my cup of tea. I always brew a cup to drink when I sit down to write. My special tea. It's oolong. So, I have my tea--journal entry is a check. Getting to it.
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