Question of the Month:
Do you write every day?
At first I didn't want to answer this question, because the fact is—I do NOT write every day! At least not in the sense that you might be imagining.
When I'm actually in the process of writing the first draft of a novel, I make a commitment to myself to sit down at my writing desk and write 1-2 hours a day, 3-4 days a week. That is a loose commitment. Sometimes I go longer than 2 hours and sometimes I do 5 days. One time, when I was writing Feathers in the Sand, our beloved feline Seymour died, and I gave myself time away from the story for two weeks because I just couldn't focus on it.
I know that many authors DO write every day, and some have been known to say that you're not a "real" writer unless you do. But I beg to differ! For one thing, I am a full-time SoulCollage® Facilitator at KaleidoSoul.com and the work I do there is meaningful and fun. It also involves a LOT of writing as I put out five newsletters a month. Yes, it's a different kind of writing, but it's still writing and I love both kinds of writing!
Then there is journal writing. Do I write in my personal journal every day? Well, I hate to disappoint you, but I don't do that either! I used to journal more often but lately I find that it doesn't nourish me as much as it used to. Once or twice a week seems to fulfill that need to process anything that's going on in my life. Maybe it's a phase I'm going through; maybe not. As Toni Morrison once said . . .
At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it.
It is enough.
Many thanks to Susan from Massachusetts
for asking this question!
