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Life of a Writer Mom Column Writers' Habits It had been one of those days. A blizzard had struck, leaving me with three housebound children, two of them younger boys. Boys who lately feel like their going to be trying out for the WWF in a couple of years. Don't get me wrong, they do this for fun! Anyway, I caught up on the wash and finished the housework. After watching television with my three children, I tucked them all snugly into bed and the house was soon quiet. Time I thought, for me and my writing. Time to meet those deadlines. So I made myself a cup of tea and sat down at the computer. Then the words promptly froze. I'm not sure exactly why. Despite my best efforts, nothing would come together right. It all sounded forced and stilted. So I did what any creative person would do: I opened a solitaire game on the computer. Half way through my second game I stopped cold. What was I thinking? Would Dickens or London or Alcott give up that easily? Where would their books or the world be for that matter if they did? So I closed the game and went back to the writing. Determined one way or another to meet those deadlines. I wrote through the mess of words that sounded awful and straight. Suddenly, once I refused to give up, the writer's block gave up. Words started flowing and my work was fascinating again. Since then, I have posted a stick it note to my computer that says Keep Writing, because there's no other thing to do for a writer who loves her work—both at home and at the computer. Carla Charter is mom to Samantha (12), Halden (5), and Mathew (4). In addition to being a mom, Carla is a freelance writer specializing in newspaper and magazine journalism. Among her publication credits are Woman's World, American Indian Report and New England Business Journal. Online she has been published in Scubasource.com and Military.com. She teaches creative writing courses at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Ma. Recently her novel Across Lots has been serialized at http://www.newenglandwow.com. She may be reached at cjfreelancewriter@earthlink.net. |
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