Well,
in case you missed it, an anthology I am a part of came out last week. If you’re
interested in all the gushing excitement, head on over to my personal blog
here. It was a fun day/week for our little anthology, and its opening day was
really amazing. So much excitement! So much checking of stats! So much
fangirling when this happened:
Okay,
sure, his book has been in that general area forever, and we only hit it for a
little while. But still, it’s one of those little moments you just have to
enjoy.
Now
a week has passed, and we’re past all the first hoorahs. And suddenly it’s like
my writing is in a vacuum. I’ve been spending the last several months on almost
weekly deadlines—short story contests, submissions, materials to submit for the
upcoming Storymakers conference, final proofs for Unspun, etc. Now I have this gigantic lull.
I
think this is where writing is hard for some of us. Somehow I manage to pull
out some impressive feats once in a while when I’m backed up against a
deadline, but then in the in-between spaces it can be hard to feel properly
motivated. But these in-between spaces are where a lot of the real work
happens.
So
we have to find ways to motivate ourselves. It’s different for everyone, but we
have to find what works for us. One thing I’ve got write now is an amazing
accountability partner—we check in with each other every week on goals and
plans. It doesn’t keep me perfectly in line, but it helps me to remember, “Hey,
if I spend five hours binge-watching reality cooking shows, I’ve got to go tell
LaChelle I was a total spaz. Maybe I’ll just write for five minutes... and then
binge watch.” (At least I wrote first!) I’m also trying to practice building in
deadlines (like most short story markets have deadlines, so I’m trying to write
to some of them). I have friends who create their own reward systems—new shoes,
new books, a bowl of ice cream, etc. There are lots of options out there!
So
if you’re like me and you need some extra motivation to keep writing past the really
exciting moments (first ideas, first drafts, publications, etc.), go find it,
implement it. Not every moment of writing has to be filled with joy and
inspiration, but I think we can find a lot more lasting fulfillment as we
practice writing through the grind as well.
Hey, Jeanna! Bought Unspun on Amazon and read your story first! Loved it! Awesome writing, description, imagery, emotion. -- I'm in a lull now too. I was all excited to start working more seriously on my book manuscript, got a great start on Chapter 1, then it started to feel more like work. I'm a big advocate for accountability partners. GREAT idea! See you at Storymakers (ONE week!)
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks to Storymakers, actually. I'm super excited! Can you tell?
DeletePam! Thank you so much for buying and reading! I'm so grateful to have awesome, supportive friends. And yes, I'm so excited too for Storymakers! Although I'm also freaking out about everything I still need to do beforehand... :)
DeleteAnd of course I'm also so glad you liked my story. :)
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