Comments on: How Do I Make My Novel A Priority? http://www.tjhirst.com/2009/07/20/how-do-i-make-my-novel-a-priority/ Illuminate Everyday Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Terresa Wellborn http://www.tjhirst.com/2009/07/20/how-do-i-make-my-novel-a-priority/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 Terresa Wellborn Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:32:21 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/?p=3526#comment-1894 Glad you had some time out to focus. I just finished reading "Water for elephants" by Gruen. While it was a great (perfect, really) summer read, I was almost more captivated by the interview with the author at the end of the book. Gruen talked about having it regularly take her an hour and a half to get from the real world to the fictional world (to write). And I thought I was crazy!!! She talks about checking her email obsessively and shopping on ebay, finding a million reasons not to write. And I understand her. Just add to that 4 young children (mine). Ahhhh. Somehow we write. Some of us have full time jobs, some of us are full-time moms. Whatever it is we do most of the time, we still find time to write, too. It may take me months or years to finish my first novel, but this I know: I will finish it. I just don't want to forgo being a mom and wife and friend in the process. I can't do that. So I step back from the writing abyss and join the real world again each day. I'm off now to change a dirty diaper and discuss the finer points of video game addiction with my 5 yr old son. Then maybe a bit of writing if I can swing it. :) Glad you had some time out to focus.

I just finished reading “Water for elephants” by Gruen. While it was a great (perfect, really) summer read, I was almost more captivated by the interview with the author at the end of the book.

Gruen talked about having it regularly take her an hour and a half to get from the real world to the fictional world (to write). And I thought I was crazy!!! She talks about checking her email obsessively and shopping on ebay, finding a million reasons not to write.

And I understand her. Just add to that 4 young children (mine). Ahhhh. Somehow we write. Some of us have full time jobs, some of us are full-time moms. Whatever it is we do most of the time, we still find time to write, too.

It may take me months or years to finish my first novel, but this I know: I will finish it. I just don’t want to forgo being a mom and wife and friend in the process. I can’t do that. So I step back from the writing abyss and join the real world again each day.

I’m off now to change a dirty diaper and discuss the finer points of video game addiction with my 5 yr old son. Then maybe a bit of writing if I can swing it. :)

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