Sometimes all it takes to make things happen is a little positive thinking! After tackling all of the items on my list today, I was feeling like I needed to make a plan for my writing for the next two months. Here's the plan:
December--I would like to finish edits on Book One! I also plan on finishing the last five chapters of Book Two before the New Year. I'm not sure if it's going to happen but I'm going to try! January--I plan on doing two read-throughs of Book Two before I start revising. I've spaced the two read-throughs a few weeks apart so I can leave a little time to let everything simmer. Also during this month, I'll be in New Hampshire for my graduate school residency and other days will be reading days. I think as writers it is important that we still read. And for me Ineed to read because I love words and paper and ink and falling into the pages of a story.
Looking at what I've planned for the next few months makes me see how much work I still have to do. But it shows me just how far I've come as a writer! Even if I don't meet these deadlines each day I'm not doing to stress about it. Life happens and it's these great moments in life that help me the most as a writer so I can't just ignore them. Lately, however, I've had a difficult time getting everything done. But with my undergrad completed I feel like I finally have the time to devote to my book and I couldn't be happier! There are days when it feels like the chapters will never be finished and that no one will ever want to read this book. But then there are days like today where I know without a doubt that this book is going to be published. I know that if I just keep telling myself this will get published then it will! I suppose sometimes we need to listen to ourselves and maybe J.M. Barrie, who said, "the moment you doubt you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." I don't want to lose my ability to fly or to write or to dream. And I think sometimes all we need is "faith and trust and pixie dust," or so says Peter Pan. Regardless, I'm going to wake up every day and tell myself that I will get published and then I'm going to have a cup of coffee, sit down, and write.
xoxo
K.K.