The Early Bird Gets Really Tired By About Noon.
I went to a Writer's Workshop on Saturday at the Laredo Book Festival. The speaker talked about having discipline and setting hours every day to write. As I thought about this, I decided that the only time I have alone to write is before the kids wake up in the morning. I set my alarm for 6am, and here I am. I'd like to say I'm all fired up and ready to go, but I didn't sleep well last night for multiple reasons.
1) I kept waking up thinking I'd missed my alarm
2) I thought I heard Andrew whistling for me, but when I woke up he was asleep. Stupid dreams.
3) I had to pee like 50 times.
When my alarm finally did go off, I thought to myself, "I'm crazy. What was I thinking? I can't do this." And then I decided that I would just go back to sleep. Unfortunately, at that point, my mind wouldn't stop thinking, and I was feeling slightly guilty for being a slacker, so I got up anyway. So far, I've read three chapters in the New Testament and started a load of clothes. And this counts as writing, right? I wrote a lot in my short story the other night, but now I'm stuck b/c I have to figure out how one would go about stealing a Model T Ford. Hmmmm....
I told Andrew about my new plan yesterday. He was supportive. I love him.
So, yeah, I'm up... it's not fully daylight yet, but I'm up. That speaker was right... writers are crazy.
1) I kept waking up thinking I'd missed my alarm
2) I thought I heard Andrew whistling for me, but when I woke up he was asleep. Stupid dreams.
3) I had to pee like 50 times.
When my alarm finally did go off, I thought to myself, "I'm crazy. What was I thinking? I can't do this." And then I decided that I would just go back to sleep. Unfortunately, at that point, my mind wouldn't stop thinking, and I was feeling slightly guilty for being a slacker, so I got up anyway. So far, I've read three chapters in the New Testament and started a load of clothes. And this counts as writing, right? I wrote a lot in my short story the other night, but now I'm stuck b/c I have to figure out how one would go about stealing a Model T Ford. Hmmmm....
I told Andrew about my new plan yesterday. He was supportive. I love him.
So, yeah, I'm up... it's not fully daylight yet, but I'm up. That speaker was right... writers are crazy.