So I've been writing my tail off in perhaps the busiest time of my life. Ever. Baseball season has sprung, so I'm back to coaching late after school, we're supposed to close on our first house at the end of this week, and baby number two (boy - yet to be named) is due at the beginning of April. To make more sense of this, you should know a little bit about my writing process.
I try to write every day, but with all of the above and then some, it doesn't always happen. I write at least a few times a week. What I've noticed about my writing self is that when it rains, it pours. And right now it's pouring like a monsoon in Calcutta. The story I'm working on started out gradually and now it's coming in big doses. It's not that I've been waiting for my muse to sing, because as a writer you can't afford to do that. It's been coming easier and without many obstacles. Maybe I'm finding my voice in this piece. Maybe it's the first person POV. Maybe it's the characters. I don't know.
All this on the brink of two rejections this morning within 19 minutes of each other. One at 8:09 AM and the other at 8:29 AM. Thirty minutes later I broke a glass dish in our entryway. Great day.
There's only one thing to do.
Write.
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Running: Back to back 3 mile days.
Reading: Many books at once.
Writing: Read the above post.
I don't know. I think that each rejection gets you closer to an acceptance. I've never said I'm all that logical. I'm glad you're writing through it.
ReplyDeleteGood luck juggling everything, Tracy!
ReplyDeleteSounds like craziness. I'm feeling sympathetic and jealous about the floodgates.
ReplyDeleteDon't you love it when the words start coming easier? But then -- don't you hate that they only do it when you're already super busy?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all of your good news! What exciting times! I hear you about words spewing forth. It's fun to ride the wave, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteKeep on truckin'
ReplyDeleteThanks to all for stopping by. It's an interesting time right now. I feel like a new chapter is opening, gradually, and the light is leaking in at the same pace. I know that sounds weird, but that's what came out when I started typing this.
ReplyDeleteHeather is right. Every rejection is one step closer to finding the right home for your work. I've had two this week too. So, we are both a little closer. :)
ReplyDeleteYou seem to be doing a good job balancing life and writing. WTG! Congrats on the upcoming little one.
Good job on the running too. We went to the Bahamas last week and I'm struggling to get back into a routine...