Happy New Year! I love the fresh pages of the calendar, ready and waiting to be filled in. There’s already quite a bit of Dunes and Dreams activities…the program at the Huntington Library and the monthly meeting on January 30. Of course, I’m most excited about the online workshop, ”No Matter How Busy You Are, You Can FIND TIME TO WRITE!” with Kelly L. Stone.
When I first saw the workshop title, I was a little disappointed. I thought, if you love to write, you simply make the time, and that’s that. But the hectic pace of modern life makes it easier said than done. I can find the time, but what am I actually doing with the time that I have? I was grateful to discover the workshop will be addressing that topic, too, and others such as:
- Finding a writing schedule that works
- Creating a Personalized Writing Action Plan
- Dealing with resistance to writing
- Dealing with interruptions
No matter how relaxed or busy your life is, someone or something is going to want a piece of your writing time. Once you find the time, how do you make it sacred and productive?
I look forward to devoting January to learning how and hope you all will join me!
Laura Hitchens has been writing since she was eight years old! A writer by trade, Laura has written non-fiction articles, papers and websites. Now, she's excited about writing fiction! Follow her adventures while she pens her romance novels on her blog http://life-with-lorelei.blogspot.com.
You can bet I’ll be there, Laura! If you read this month’s RWR on taxes (so opportunistic since we just did our workshop on the topic in November!) you know that you need to be able to document your writing time to the IRS should you be audited. I’m thinking online MahJongg games don’t count–even if they help me think outside the box. See you in class!