Time Management
Supposedly I am hard at work on my road rally novel. Time makes such a difference.
Time matters in a novel. I had the family buy Ridge's car on a Saturday then go to register the car and put insurance on it that day. Those offices are not open on Saturday in Missouri.
Personally I am always on the run trying to do far more activities than can fit into the available time. All that really results in are half finished projects and frustration.
The same is true in a novel. Unless you have created a world with longer days, there are only 24 of them. Some are necessary for eating and sleeping.
I've read novels where the main character manages to stay awake for over 36 hours and remain sharp and active. Who are they kidding?
Try it sometime and you will find out this is fiction only. Real people might stay on their feet but their minds will cut out on them.
The mind does not have a signal to tell you it is in sleep mode. Decision making is bad to worse when the brain is on off.
Only in fantasy can people be in two places doing two different things at the same time.
Ridge's car will get registered, licensed and insured - on Monday after school.
Me? I never seem to learn. My "To Do" list is always too long. But I have learned only the top four are feasible in a day, barring emergencies when all bets are off.
Time matters in a novel. I had the family buy Ridge's car on a Saturday then go to register the car and put insurance on it that day. Those offices are not open on Saturday in Missouri.
Personally I am always on the run trying to do far more activities than can fit into the available time. All that really results in are half finished projects and frustration.
The same is true in a novel. Unless you have created a world with longer days, there are only 24 of them. Some are necessary for eating and sleeping.
I've read novels where the main character manages to stay awake for over 36 hours and remain sharp and active. Who are they kidding?
Try it sometime and you will find out this is fiction only. Real people might stay on their feet but their minds will cut out on them.
The mind does not have a signal to tell you it is in sleep mode. Decision making is bad to worse when the brain is on off.
Only in fantasy can people be in two places doing two different things at the same time.
Ridge's car will get registered, licensed and insured - on Monday after school.
Me? I never seem to learn. My "To Do" list is always too long. But I have learned only the top four are feasible in a day, barring emergencies when all bets are off.
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