When I first considered writing professionally, I foresaw my impatience as the greatest problem.
It had been different in my "real" life. There, logical step succeeded logical step, the time-frame fixed and dependable. Obstacles were overcome as they arose, a simple matter of identifying the required steps and then taking them as I rose to the top. I could even chose the point at which I stopped.
Writing is a little different, but I developed strategies to cope with its uncertainties and they work-most of the time.
This is not one of them.
There's no particular reason why. The responses I'm waiting for have potential, but are not life-changing, yet I am struggling to maintain my focus on the work in hand and find excuses to check the inbox and relevant websites obsessively.
Like everything, it will pass and I will settle down again to my working routine, but it would be nice to understand why?
It's a great life (I think)
Amy
David Andrews is an Australian Author with twenty six published books to his credit, nineteen written as Amy Gallow while he learned his craft as a writer. His 2012 novel "Coasting" is a finalist in the 2014 EPIC competition
1 comment:
Sigh - the waiting part is so hard because we have no control. Most of the time I'm okay with the waiting, but sometimes it does interfere with the muse. Writing is certainly an interesting path.
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