Dear Steven Pressfield,
I have finished editing the first part of my novel. It needs a lot of work. Should I edit part two, rewrite part one or plot part three?
Sincerely,
Me
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Energy
Dear Steven Pressfield,
I have been putting my time in. No matter how tired I am after dinner, I have been editing my novel. Last night, I fell asleep with my pen on my print out in bed I was so tired. I even put a light on my notebook I use for backing.
My current problem is energy level. I understand what you say when you have to fight. I have many writer demons. However, my daytime job has been very demanding lately. By the time I come home, I am exhausted. Finding the energy to fight my demons has proven difficult if not impossible. The work goes slow because I don't have the strength to tell myself that all first drafts suck and it can be better because I'll fix the next draft.
From your stories in your book, it sounds like you didn't have a daytime job or a husband or a child that needed your attention. Maybe you did. I wish you had a chapter on how to deal with the guilt. Missing Watergate - who cares? Missing a birthday or homework or connecting with a spouse creates an awful amount of guilt.
Sincerely,
Me
I have been putting my time in. No matter how tired I am after dinner, I have been editing my novel. Last night, I fell asleep with my pen on my print out in bed I was so tired. I even put a light on my notebook I use for backing.
My current problem is energy level. I understand what you say when you have to fight. I have many writer demons. However, my daytime job has been very demanding lately. By the time I come home, I am exhausted. Finding the energy to fight my demons has proven difficult if not impossible. The work goes slow because I don't have the strength to tell myself that all first drafts suck and it can be better because I'll fix the next draft.
From your stories in your book, it sounds like you didn't have a daytime job or a husband or a child that needed your attention. Maybe you did. I wish you had a chapter on how to deal with the guilt. Missing Watergate - who cares? Missing a birthday or homework or connecting with a spouse creates an awful amount of guilt.
Sincerely,
Me
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