thoughts on time

Writing is a slow process for me. I'm sharing this for the benefit of other writers out there (I can NOT be the only one) who often bemoan how long you spend on your work in progress…and it's still not quite right.

Even when I get time to write, it doesn't necessarily alter the snail's pace of some of my projects. Sometimes I end up using the time off just to figure out some important details about the character or the plot that will inform my next draft. This figuring out is absolutely...