Archive for July, 2008
Duality…the Writer’s Mind
Every writer becomes accustomed to “having two minds.” Life, for a writer, is like this…
Get up. Time to write.
Mfphhhh
C’mon you made a commitment
I’m sleeping leemeelone
You committed. You want to write. You know you do.
Later. I want to write later.
You need to write now.
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Victory!
The first draft of my first E-Book is done! Now I know where some of the negative feelings were coming from. As I told my mom in an IM conversation earlier this evening “I think part of it is fear, the other part is fear, and the rest of it is probably fear.”
It’s not bad, [...]
Are We There Yet?
My primary thought today is of how worn out I am. Between day job and new business, I’ve put in close to 120 hours a week for the last six weeks. I wish I were joking or exaggerating, but I’m not. The final push is coming up, along with some of the more rewarding tasks [...]
Building a Business
Starting a business is a lot like building a house. You believe, at the outset, that it’s one big project or several big projects in succession. In reality, it’s a lot of little steps, little tasks, and little projects punctuated by a few larger events.
From the blue print (or business plan) to the final [...]
Am I a “real” writer?
I had an interesting conversation a few weeks ago. An acquaintance of mine was chatting animately about her new friend, Josh. When she got through describing his looks, manners, and their first date, she told me what he did.
Deb: “Barb, he’s a writer!”
Me: “That’s nice. Maybe we can talk sometime.”
Deb: (odd look) “No, he’s a [...]
