Oops. I’m sitting here, randomly playing on the internet in the first free minutes I’ve had all day, and suddenly I realize that it is Friday and I haven’t posted a challenge. Please forgive me, I’ve been occupied with about 4 feet of snow and work and the Holidays and all. But we are still on.
What’s it gonna be, folks? I’ve only got a minute. Dinner waits, I’m ravenous, the phone could ring at any moment.
Honestly, if I get back into my story and write two pages I’ll be doing well. But that’s not much to aim for, so how about this:
I challenge myself to refrain from re-reading the previous version of the novel I’m revising and telling myself how horrible it is. I challenge myself to send the critic back into a corner somewhere and allow myself to make the changes I know need to be made. I challenge myself to take pleasure in the creative process and not fear that the muses will then descend en masse and drop a rock on my head. I challenge myself to find my way through the scene I am currently stuck in, and move on.
Anybody else? My misery would love your company!
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January 2, 2009 at 6:45 pm
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January 3, 2009 at 10:50 am
Digital Dame
My biggest challenge is to quit farting around on the internet and get some actual writing done!
I’m going to have to impose a time limit on myself, it’s SOOOOOOO easy to get caught up in surfing the web and wasting precious hours. Since I’m on a dial-up connection, it takes longer to surf than for someone on cable or DSL, which is half the problem. But still, I must not allow myself to be sucked into this vortex.
Wishing you clear skies (no more snow!) and slightly warmer temps (don’t want all that melting at once).