Lauri Fairbanks's Blog - Posts Tagged "writing"
The A.D.D. of writing
I have never thought myself as someone with A.D.D., at least not in the traditional sense. I tend to focus on a thought fairly well and finish what I start so long as I stay interested.
When I began writing a couple of years ago, I did it for several reasons but one of which was that I didn't have much else going on in my life (my, oh my how things have changed). The characters spilled out onto the page and if I thought of something that didn't fit I would create a new character. If a character didn't fit then I would create a new project.
At this point in my writing I have several projects that are complete (at least the entire draft is done) and I'm waiting to publish or working through edits. I find that I want to spend time with these characters but I really want to create new ones.
That is why I feel like my attention is all over the place. All I want to do is have a fling with a new character when I should be working on my relationship with someone that I have already written.
In the end, all of them will get the attention but I wonder how soon it will be.
When I began writing a couple of years ago, I did it for several reasons but one of which was that I didn't have much else going on in my life (my, oh my how things have changed). The characters spilled out onto the page and if I thought of something that didn't fit I would create a new character. If a character didn't fit then I would create a new project.
At this point in my writing I have several projects that are complete (at least the entire draft is done) and I'm waiting to publish or working through edits. I find that I want to spend time with these characters but I really want to create new ones.
That is why I feel like my attention is all over the place. All I want to do is have a fling with a new character when I should be working on my relationship with someone that I have already written.
In the end, all of them will get the attention but I wonder how soon it will be.
When it doesn't add up
I love falling in love, the feeling is unlike anything else in the world. It has been compared to roller coasters and free falls and I think that is part of it, but not all.
Each time I write a new character, I fall in love with them in some way. I write lines that I would love to hear or see an embrace in a way that makes me feel giddy inside.
Unfortunately, there is a downside to a love story. Sometimes your heart gets broken and sometimes the relationship takes a ton of work.
My writing works the same way and I find that I am ripping apart the story I love because the timeline doesn't work.
In the end, I'm hopeful that the work I put in will create an even better love affair.
Each time I write a new character, I fall in love with them in some way. I write lines that I would love to hear or see an embrace in a way that makes me feel giddy inside.
Unfortunately, there is a downside to a love story. Sometimes your heart gets broken and sometimes the relationship takes a ton of work.
My writing works the same way and I find that I am ripping apart the story I love because the timeline doesn't work.
In the end, I'm hopeful that the work I put in will create an even better love affair.
