Just Write, Damnit!
So, I go through many stages with my writing, and it changes daily for me. I didn't decide to be a writer when I was young. I didn't journal or enter writing contests when I was in school. Nope, I just began writing in 2006 for no apparent reason. True statement...
I have no clue why or how it came to me. I just literally started to spin a romance story that took place in Ireland. I published it on Lulu and I believe I sold five books...that may be stretching it. I had no formal writing or marketing training prior to this story, but I know how I felt while writing...euphoric.
I decided to take an online romance writing course and I soon discovered how much help I needed to craft my story. I immediately removed my book from Lulu and began my quest to learn as much as I possibly could. I knew I had the creative side, the part where all those crazy things run around in my brain. You writers know what I'm talking about. But I had to learn how to put those ideas in a sequence that made sense.
From there, I took a college writing course. This is when I really began to flourish. It was so much fun. I LOVED the coursework. I couldn't wait for my next assignment. From this training, my first book in my paranormal mystery series, Sullivan's Secret, was born. The rest is history...
I digress, sorry about that. We writers tend to babble. Anyway, the writing part. That's the part that tends to drive me crazy. I mean, who would think that the one thing that gives me so much joy and I have a blast doing, could drive me nuts. But it does in the sense that, at times, I just don't feel like writing...but then feel guilty when I don't. I know, quite the conundrum.
We all have ebbs and flows, and when I'm ebbing (not sure if that's used correctly but I like it), I have to tell myself...Just write damnit! That's the key. I don't believe in writer's block and I've read and heard over and over again, writer's need to read and write. But we also need to give ourselves a break when we're "ebbing".
So for all you writer's out there who aren't really feeling it today...go outside and smell the fresh air and hear the birds singing. Go for a walk, listen to your favorite song. Then get your ass back to it and just write, damnit! Remember - Keep on writing...
I have no clue why or how it came to me. I just literally started to spin a romance story that took place in Ireland. I published it on Lulu and I believe I sold five books...that may be stretching it. I had no formal writing or marketing training prior to this story, but I know how I felt while writing...euphoric.
I decided to take an online romance writing course and I soon discovered how much help I needed to craft my story. I immediately removed my book from Lulu and began my quest to learn as much as I possibly could. I knew I had the creative side, the part where all those crazy things run around in my brain. You writers know what I'm talking about. But I had to learn how to put those ideas in a sequence that made sense.
From there, I took a college writing course. This is when I really began to flourish. It was so much fun. I LOVED the coursework. I couldn't wait for my next assignment. From this training, my first book in my paranormal mystery series, Sullivan's Secret, was born. The rest is history...
I digress, sorry about that. We writers tend to babble. Anyway, the writing part. That's the part that tends to drive me crazy. I mean, who would think that the one thing that gives me so much joy and I have a blast doing, could drive me nuts. But it does in the sense that, at times, I just don't feel like writing...but then feel guilty when I don't. I know, quite the conundrum.
We all have ebbs and flows, and when I'm ebbing (not sure if that's used correctly but I like it), I have to tell myself...Just write damnit! That's the key. I don't believe in writer's block and I've read and heard over and over again, writer's need to read and write. But we also need to give ourselves a break when we're "ebbing".
So for all you writer's out there who aren't really feeling it today...go outside and smell the fresh air and hear the birds singing. Go for a walk, listen to your favorite song. Then get your ass back to it and just write, damnit! Remember - Keep on writing...
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