A few months ago author Shannon Hale
wrote a post on being a hard core writer (you really should read it). She said
the following…
“I've discovered that I can
be hardcore as a writer. I write when the words are flowing. I write when
they're not. I write when the story delights me and I can't wait to see what
happens next. I write when the story is murky and sticky and complicated. I
write when I'm energized and feeling great. I write when I'm sick, pregnant,
have newborns, am grumpy, sad, confused, angry, and so tired I can barely keep
my eyes open. I'm hardcore, baby.”
I on the
other hand am NOT hardcore :) I’m kind of a wimp. I need quiet and peace to
write. I need no distractions and no stress. You can guess how much writing I’ve
gotten done in the last few months. NONE.
But I’m
jumping back in and trying to finish my second book (Sorry Emily for all the
whiny emails). While going through chapters I’ve already written to see what I
can use and what needs cut, I found this gem of a paragraph smack in the middle
of a chapter.
Oh my gosh I need some
words, but my brain is mush and I want to scream. So I’m going to push out some
crap so I can make my goal even though it will be completely unusable. So
should it even count? I don’t know. I don’t care. I just want to be done
writing for the night!
Hardcore?
Nope. But it sure made me laugh :) It took me a minute to realize I was saying
it and not my characters.
So
I need your help. What do you do to push through the times you don’t want to
write?
-Angie
