This has been a busy month for me. Seventeen days are gone and even though I have something written on the calendar for each of those days I'm still surprised over half of the month is over. I didn't get as many words added to my manuscript that I would have liked to, but I did start and finish a killer/kick butt class on Turning Points. So proud of myself! Finishing anything is a real chore for me. I am the Queen of Procrastination. But before we have the argument that I'm not and you are, let me defend my title.
When I should have been writing I was:
Reading
pet-sitting (how many times a day does a dog need walked?)
Laundry
Running errands
Shopping at Kohl's
Reading
Web browsing
Watching Hallmark movies (research)
Lunch with the Girlfriends (absolutely!)
Reading
You get my drift. Some days it's anything but writing. I guess I could count emails because I can get wordy, but they do not move my story forward. Did I put down the garage door? Better go check.
My next writers' group meeting will cover the subjects of overcoming writer's block, where we get our inspiration, and who can procrastinate the most. Bet it's me. Oh, look! My neighbor just walked by my front window. Better go check and see how she is.
Surely I jest. Nope.
Here's a book review...
Where The Heart Is by Patricia Kay
Reading a Patricia Kay book is like eating one of those famous potato chips...you think you're strong enough to put it down after one chapter but she keeps you so riveted with family drama and an excellent writing style that when you're wishing for more, you've finished the last page. I've enjoyed reading other PK books and Where The Heart Is certainly confirms my faith in this author's ability to deliver a good read.
Hope you get to write today. I'm certainly going to try...probably not.
Marcia
