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Shoveling Snow and Writing a Book
I live in Northern Ontario and we have had more snow than usual already. This morning as I was helping my husband shovel our driveway, I thought how it is like the book writing process.
First of all, when I saw all the snow I thought, how on earth am I going to get this done? It was heavy and as we had to go to town, it had to be done. Well, I decided to break it into small sections and clear one little bit at a time. Sometimes I used a shovel and other times, the big scoop. I also decided I didn't have to clear it completely nor did it have to be perfect. I just had to do what needed to be done today.
Writing a book is a daunting project, but it doesn't have to be done all at once. Just a little bit at a time will get the job done. Plus, there are many tools to help us along the way. Social media discussions groups and my trusty thesaurus are like my shovel and scoop.
Well that's it for now. Have to go and clean up some of the parts in my driveway that I didn't tend to this morning. Plus it snowed again. Like writing a book, driveway shoveling is an ongoing process.
Marianne Perry
Author of The Inheritance
Writing inspired by genealogical research to solve family mysteries.
Http://www.marianneperry.ca
First of all, when I saw all the snow I thought, how on earth am I going to get this done? It was heavy and as we had to go to town, it had to be done. Well, I decided to break it into small sections and clear one little bit at a time. Sometimes I used a shovel and other times, the big scoop. I also decided I didn't have to clear it completely nor did it have to be perfect. I just had to do what needed to be done today.
Writing a book is a daunting project, but it doesn't have to be done all at once. Just a little bit at a time will get the job done. Plus, there are many tools to help us along the way. Social media discussions groups and my trusty thesaurus are like my shovel and scoop.
Well that's it for now. Have to go and clean up some of the parts in my driveway that I didn't tend to this morning. Plus it snowed again. Like writing a book, driveway shoveling is an ongoing process.
Marianne Perry
Author of The Inheritance
Writing inspired by genealogical research to solve family mysteries.
Http://www.marianneperry.ca
