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However, with ill and aging parents, a man still sleeping in my kitchen, and Monster who wants to go to the pool every day, I also "work" outside of writing. It takes a considerable amount of finagling these days just to find time to take a shower.
I follow a "school" schedule because of my volunteer "job" as the gift card coordinator, so in the winter I can only write in blocks of time during the day. We have 10 days for Thanksgiving break. 14 Days for Christmastide. 10 for Spring. During those blocks of time over the last three years, I have spent remodeling/painting/landscaping my house. So, it all boils down to summer writing.
I hate to say it, even on my last official vacation 3 years ago (I can't believe it's been so long...) I wrote 130k words over six weeks. I confess, it was so cold at the beach, I was grateful Monster found two friends across the street and went to the beach with them.
I have to tell the truth, I royally screwed myself when I came up with the concept for this new series I'm writing. It interweaves characters from the first series into this one. (Last night I realized I'm going to have to edit most of the Reluctant Grooms when I finish with these stories, so the connections are seamless.) And also answers some of the questions I've been asked by readers to clarify. I guess. I still don't really know what the hell I'm doing. I had a what if moment four years ago and said "Hey, why not? Has it ever been done before? I'm willing to test my boundaries of structure within a novel." What the hell was I thinking?
However, I must also confess, I am enjoying getting to know these characters. They have sparked my interest and curiosity, and quite honestly, are not the people I thought I knew. So that's nice. They've been keeping me on my toes.
Writing to the muse -- or -- when all your shit is done and you have some free time.
Do you keep a strict writing schedule? Do you find time even though there is none? Do you have a muse?
Anne Gallagher (c) 2012
4 comments:
I rarely write to a schedule because my muse comes and goes as she damn well pleases. :)
I do have a schedule when I write, so I doubt I write to a muse. Hubby is at work, so I work, too. House is nice and quiet and the only distractions I have are the ones I make myself. Helps I don't have the day job anymore, except now writing is my day job. It just doesn't pay near as much. Yet. Gotta keep saying that, because eventually it will. Must think positive!
I write mostly in the evenings. I do writing-related work in the morning. Afternoons are chores, exercise and anything fun. I read very late at night before bed.
One question--Is that squinty guy your muse? :-P
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