Writing – A Walk in the Park
At the end of
January, I quit my day-job to write full-time. A dream come true.
January, I quit my day-job to write full-time. A dream come true.
official employment was on a Friday. I gave myself the weekend to relax and on
Monday I plunked my hiney in a chair, stretched my fingers above the keyboard, and wrote.
250 words.
Not good words.
Not terribly
alarmed, I grabbed a legal pad and wrote long-hand.
alarmed, I grabbed a legal pad and wrote long-hand.
Not good words.
What was wrong
with me? This was the DREAM. I had a plan. And that plan included 3,000 words a
day.
with me? This was the DREAM. I had a plan. And that plan included 3,000 words a
day.
My brain had
other plans.
other plans.
Dratted brain.
The plan: I would be one of those SUPER-prolific authors.
“No, no,” said
my brain. “No super for you.”
my brain. “No super for you.”
Good thing I
know a way to get around my brain.
know a way to get around my brain.
There’s all
kinds of research about physical activities and brain waves and what stimulates
creativity.
kinds of research about physical activities and brain waves and what stimulates
creativity.
For me, walking
and creative ideas have always gone together.
and creative ideas have always gone together.
Closely.
Now I’m clocking
12,000 to 15,000 steps a day and the book is half-finished (still not according
to plan, but so much better than 250 not good words or a blank page).
12,000 to 15,000 steps a day and the book is half-finished (still not according
to plan, but so much better than 250 not good words or a blank page).
The other bonus
of writing in my head while walking is that my aforementioned hiney is
shrinking rather than growing to meet the edges of my chair.
of writing in my head while walking is that my aforementioned hiney is
shrinking rather than growing to meet the edges of my chair.
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| The scenery isn’t bad either! |
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Today bestselling author of The Country Club Murders.
She is a Kansas City native who grew up on a steady diet of
Agatha Christie. She spends her spare time whipping up gourmet meals for her
family, working out at the gym and finding new ways to keep her house
spotlessly clean–and she’s got an active imagination. Truth is–she’s an
expert at calling for take-out, she grumbles about walking the dog and the dust
bunnies under the bed have grown into dust lions.
Today bestselling author of The Country Club Murders.
She is a Kansas City native who grew up on a steady diet of
Agatha Christie. She spends her spare time whipping up gourmet meals for her
family, working out at the gym and finding new ways to keep her house
spotlessly clean–and she’s got an active imagination. Truth is–she’s an
expert at calling for take-out, she grumbles about walking the dog and the dust
bunnies under the bed have grown into dust lions.
Dust dust
I look forward to reading your work
Dust? Moi?