Like you and every third person on earth, I want to write a book
I want to write a book. I want to write several books. I have started half a dozen books. One of them, the novel I wrote for NaNoWriMo last November, might even be halfway there. I’m hoping to work on it again this November.
But the rest of the year I lack motivation. So many projects just languishing on the giant hard drive of my G4.
I found a little motivation today while reading Jill Koenig’s post about writing a book at her goalblog. Click on the post titled “So You Want to Write a Book?” in the sidebar. Jill doesn’t seem to have permalinks working on her site.
While I’m proofreading warning labels today, I think I’ll listen to the podcast with book coach Diane Eble. Click on Jill’s link in her post if you want to listen. I can’t get it to translate to my post. Something with Blogger, I suspect.
Anyway, with my newfound career potentially in the crapper because a giant company bought our little company and downsizing looms ominously on the horizon, I’m going to make the time to work on my books. Unpacking, laundry, garden and make-up nookie with my mate be damned.
Kidding, honey.
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"Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity; but it is also breadth, and depth, and distance. What man can stand with autumn on a hilltop and fail to see the span of his world and the meaning of the rolling hills that reach to the far horizon?"
~Hal Borland
September 15th, 2006 at 9:54 am
Well, Kelly, if you’re unemployed by October 17th, you can jump onto Andy Wibbels’ “Shut Up and Write” day…
Either that, or you can participate while at your job - and become unemployed soon thereafter!!
September 15th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Hi Kelly,
Thank you for the mention, the podcasts will be available as a download shortly.
I can’t wait to see how your books take shape.
Live Your Dreams,
Jill
http://www.GoalBlog.com
September 15th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Ooooh. A booook. I see there’s LOTS going on here, egads. Keep typing, baby. Keep typing.
September 15th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
. . . well, if you don’t get to keep your new job with the cubicle and the lights and the recycled air, maybe you’ll get severance!!!!!!!!!!!! Wouldn’t that be great??? But even better, I hope that you at least get to work there 6 months so that if severance doesn’t come thru, there’s unemployment! (that’s me, doing the pollyanna so you don’t have to!)
September 16th, 2006 at 9:49 am
WHAT?
jeez louise. talk about bait and switch.
when it comes time to try and sell the book, i have a blog to recommend to you.
September 18th, 2006 at 12:49 am
It can, in fact, be done in 15 minute increments throughout the day. Not ideal, but better than ZERO.