Writing time

 I've negotiated with my wife for more time to write. Actually, it was her suggestion; I'd been a bit depressed lately, feeling like I wasn't making nearly the progress on my writing like I wanted to, so she thought we should treat it more like a part-time job than a hobby. Now, on my writing nights, we tell the kids, "Daddy's gotta go work." It seems to make it easier to deal with, gives the writing more of a legitimate place in my life, showing that I take it seriously.

I really appreciate that Melissa is helping me with this. I appreciate that she realizes how important it is to me.

And what I realize as I have these longer swaths of time with which to write is that writing is fucking hard. Sure, when you treat it as a hobby, waiting 'til inspiration strikes, writing a bit here and there when you have the time is one thing. But when you sit down with the mindset of producing work whether you feel like it or not - that, I suppose, is what separates the wheat from the chaff.

So here's to my wonderful wife, who gets it.