As you know, Bob, OCD is another of those things where I'm one criteria short of a diagnosis. But, yeah, although I don't recommend it, my most productive spell of writing came when I was working 60-hour weeks, and writing with pencil in a spiral notebook.
I'm trying SO hard to get this writing thing going for myself. I have a decent routine coming together, but I cannot get the family to stop interrupting my "work time". Even the hubs. In fact, I think I'm interrupted more now that he's home all day instead of less. I may have to just starting setting an alarm obscenely early, but since I nurse and we cosleep, that usually tends to wake Maya up even earlier than she'd normally wake. And I find I can't write at night anymore. My brain is sludge after 2 pm.
I keep working on it though. I finally submitted a story somewhere! *fingers crossed*
Yay for submitting a story! That's major progress!
I know I'm distracted more when my husband is home. He doesn't even have to be in the same room.
You have my admiration for juggling so many things at once. I just have the one kid, and I only committed to start writing when he was a toddler. When he was a baby, my husband was deployed and I was struggling to survive, period. But out of that came my desire to write again and be something more.
I hope you find the time and space and sanity (and a good lock on the door) so you can get that writing time!
Aw, thank you! We're really nearing that struggling point now with Josh out of work. That's part of what's spurring me on to not just write but actually submit places. I have to get over that fear and start making it work.
I may take your advice and start locking people out. I'm hoping this new Artist Way attempt will help keep me on track.
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OCD is another of those things where I'm one criteria short of a diagnosis.
But, yeah, although I don't recommend it,
my most productive spell of writing came
when I was working 60-hour weeks,
and writing with pencil in a spiral notebook.
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Your productive spell makes sense to me. I feel like I get too lazy sometimes, that being home all day is too freeing.
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I keep working on it though. I finally submitted a story somewhere! *fingers crossed*
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I know I'm distracted more when my husband is home. He doesn't even have to be in the same room.
You have my admiration for juggling so many things at once. I just have the one kid, and I only committed to start writing when he was a toddler. When he was a baby, my husband was deployed and I was struggling to survive, period. But out of that came my desire to write again and be something more.
I hope you find the time and space and sanity (and a good lock on the door) so you can get that writing time!
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I may take your advice and start locking people out. I'm hoping this new Artist Way attempt will help keep me on track.
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