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Writing Assumptions There are certain assumptions I've always believed about writing. The more I write though, the more I realize how wrong these assumptions are. Assumption
#1 Yes, the children are all in school now, so I have long uninterrupted amounts of time to get my work done. Not necessarily. Let's not forget half days, spring vacations, middle of the day appointments, play practices and sick children. By the way, I've noticed that whatever the sick children have will automatically transfer to me. I haven't figured that one out yet. Maybe it has something to do with magnetic energy. Who knows? Assumption
#2 Assumption
#3 So what have I learned from the above writing misconceptions? That no matter what, writing is not an easy task. You can't show up one day to write and then show up again a couple weeks later and expect something to happen. You have to show up every day to write, despite the kids, the work, and hundreds of other commitments big and small. Some days you won't want to stop writing. and other days you'll slog through a number of pages only deserving of the trash, before you begin writing the good stuff. But you must write and write and write again. And someday after putting one page after another you can smile at all you've accomplished. And if you're one of the lucky ones, you can hold a precious book you authored in your hands to read again and again and again. After you've finished your daily writing of course. 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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