Spouse: Who the hell is Natalie and why do you care about her hair?
Me: Well, I'm about to write the dance scene and wonder if she'd want her hair up in bun or loose-
Spouse: Oh, you're talking about the damn book again. I thought it was a real person!
Remember when the only thing you had to do when you sat down at the computer was check your email, then bring up your document and write? Now it's check email, social media, chat digests, chat loops, blogs, email account again (or even a different one!), then get up and stretch or force yourself to eat lunch or even close down the computer for a while. But then later you're back....and go through the list again...and suddenly it's two hours later and you STILL haven't opened your document.
Or maybe my current disillusionment is because I've been swamped with edits the past six months, and have barely been able to put down new words? Yes; the thrill of having a new release is still with me; I'm not so jaded that it's 'just another day'. No; I celebrate; I make the family take me out to lunch or dinner; I drink wine; I give treats to my crit group and karaoke peeps.
But something's going to have to give, if I want this to continue. I'm either going to have to not be so nosy about my 300+ friends statuses, or only clean out my spam twice a day instead of every other hour (lol!) and get back to the business of writing; else I'm going to have a very long dry spell between books, considering five of them are still swirling around in my brain and due to be released around the year 2014, if I can buckle down. I really prefer not to keep you hanging any longer than necessary!
Anyway, Happy Birthday/Anniversary Secret Cravings:) And good luck to whomever wins that Kindle Fire!
3 comments:
I know exactly how you're feeling. It seems I'm on the computer from the time I get home until I go to bed doing marketing and promotions on all of the social media sites, blogs, and groups. Then, I decide to partake in the 365 photography challenge and now I'm online doing photo editing, too! Will there be no end? LOL
LOL....I need a clone....or a well-trained assistant....or a robot!
How funny. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that way.
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