Dear Mr. Pressfield:
You and other writers who have written writing advice imply a fledgling writer should create a special time to write every day. It is important to set aside time every day to write. And while I cannot argue with this logic, I also would like to point out that despite my best efforts, I am unable to appoint time regularly to writing.
Today is the perfect example. While I had planned to spend most of Saturday afternoon writing, the AC units for my work's server room had a different idea. During the cold snap, they froze and sent our over-heating servers into safety shutdown. I spent eight hours at work on Saturday. Sunday morning, I spent time ironing out any remaining issues left over from the network shut down.
Today, I rose and drank the appropriate amount of caffeine. I completed the necessary housework. I found myself in the right frame of mind and started writing. And the AC unit froze up again. I spent the afternoon on the phone in my front yard (where the best reception is) organizing a portable AC unit installation, arranging a technician to verify the servers state, and reporting to my superiors. By the time I returned to my laptop, I was flustered that the time I had cultivated was gone.
I worked anyway - in between, talking to my husband and son, additional texts and emails from work, and laundry. I have discovered that is the only way to finish this novel - and I want to finish this novel. While I may always seek the high holy ground of blocks of uninterrupted, perfect writing time, I will write in the trenches around every interruption to finish this damn thing.
I wish someone mentioned that may be an option. I wish I knew someone published who wrote like this.
Sincerely,
Me
