And just like that, it was July. July.
I know what happened to June. I traveled 3 weeks on and off in June. I was actually looking forward to July, because hey, writing time, relaxing time July.
July is speeding me by like a Fiat on a state highway. I am learning a couple of interesting things about myself as I work on revising a book and writing a book and preparing to return to my full-time job. Maybe you’d like to know some of them? No. Stop reading.
Yes? Okay then. Buckle up that seat belt.
I have learned that unless I write new words each day, I get kind of cranky. I thought that working on editing or revising or the entirety of a process of writing a book would be the same dip into creativity as writing new words was, but no. What this seems to mean is that I need to spend some time each day working on new words and then some more time each day editing.
Oh ho! say the experienced writers among you. Did you not see this coming? We could have told you that!
I know. Intellectually, I even knew. That said, I didn’t know know. Like so many things, until you have the experience, you don’t get the experience. I’m getting it now.
I won’t get all whiny about work and writing and editing and so on. I know so few writers who truly focus on their writing solo. My time advantage is I don’t have children. Everything else, I got. Full-time job, commute, social stuff. A great marriage. But, and here’s the thing, these things are what we all have to contend with. And plenty of you are writing books and balancing jobs and juggling several stories in the air at one time.
It’s learning curve. I have to learn to do something new. I have to compartmentalize my brain and be okay with several works in progress in several stages of the writing process at the same time. I have to meet deadlines first, but not tap out my creativity.
You know, I had the submit/rejection/write thing down cold. I am an expert at it. Write a book. Keep that book circulating until you really don’t have a likely venue to send it to anymore, meanwhile working on a new book. The new wrinkle in my life is that the old book is back, baybee. And it wants your love and attention again, which you want to give it. Someone else wants you to give it your love and attention, too. A couple of someone else’s, whose interests are aligned with yours.Yeah. This is cool, but I am in an undiscovered country, so I’m feeling my way.
If I’m very lucky, this juggling is only going to get worse. What if Abby Rath Versus Blood Sucking Fiends were to be bought, while we’re still editing The Vessel of Ra and writing The Pawn of Isis? What if, indeed? *preen* And what if Cats Curious sent me the electronic materials for Hulk Hercules, if I wanted to use it for my back list? Which they just did, although really, I think I need to do some revising first.
So, it’s very easy to see how this could get a little busy. And yet, I only have so much time during the day. And yet, I want to make this work.
Should I even be writing this blog post? What about my braaaaaannnndddd????????? 😛
As I said, clearly I’m in a new place. It’s a good place, but I’m learning the ropes. Let’s check back when I’ve finished the revision and see if my brain is still in my cranium. I’m sure it will all work out. It’s not like I’ve ever been in this endeavor alone.
Okay. Those dialogue tags aren’t going to fix themselves.
