I'm feeling like a big ole fraud in calling myself a writer. The fraudulent part of it is that I don't remember the last time I actually sat down and wrote more than a paragraph (or a blog entry - do those count?). The problem isn't time it's energy. I have none.
Miss E has nightmares you see, so, even though she sleeps for a good 12 hours at night she has anywhere up to and over five nightmares which not only wake me but require I actually get up and do something. Not only that, but I'm a night person. Always have been and, since having a baby, I cherish my nights even more because (as I'm sure you know if you have kids) this is the biggest (and sometimes only) block of time I have to myself without having to deal with someone else's needs.
Of course there are 101 things I want to do with this block of time and none of them include sitting still and thinking through a storyline. So, while I technically have time to write I have nothing *to* write.
In all honesty I don't know how people do it. How do you fit raising a young child full time, household duties and raising a husband in with writing? Seriously, I need to know!
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nell said (10 months ago)
This has been a problem for me lately too. Until last spring I was in school full time in addition to the mom gig, and the regular deadline seemed to be enough to force me to focus and write, even when I had no energy at all. Without them I always seem to be able to find something else that is more pressing than putting words on paper. So maybe deadlines are the answer? Wish I had something better to offer you!
averygray said (10 months ago)
I didn't start writing until Ethan was in school a couple days a week full-time, so I don't know if I'm the best person to ask. I couldn't do it when he was younger. Not only did I not have the time, but I felt guilty taking it while he was clamoring for my attention. Having a few days a week to devote to it has made a huge difference. Now I can think about what I want to write on the days that he's home, and actually write them on the days he's in school.
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