As I write this, I'm struggling to care for my eighty-seven year old mother. Mom just got home from a two-day stay in the hospital and she's having a hard time. I'm doing everything I can to help her. So, for right now, my writing is on hold. But, even when I’m not actually writing, my work-in-progress is constantly on my mind and I jot down ideas I have for the book.
I’m looking forward to getting back into my writing routine. I’m a morning writer. That’s when my mind is the
clearest and I’m the most creative. I love when I can get up in the morning,
have coffee and breakfast and then sit down at my computer. When I’m able to, I
like to write every day. It helps me to stay in the story - to keep the momentum going. But sometimes that’s
not possible. Sometimes, other responsibilities have to take precedence and I need to
put my writing temporarily on hold. That happens to all of us; that’s reality.
But it can be true
in fiction too. In my WIP (work in progress), a standalone romantic suspense novel, the main character, Kate, is a single mother who longs to be a published
novelist. In her words, “I want something on my tombstone besides Mother, daughter and sales clerk.” But,
for years, Kate has put writing the novel she’s been plotting on hold as she deals with all of the other responsibilities in her life.
Sometimes, our lives
and the people we love have to be our #1 priority. Maybe, like Kate, we’re raising a
young child and working full-time or we could be caring for an elderly parent. Perhaps
we have some health issues that are holding us back. No matter what the reason,
we need to be careful that we don’t let anything
stop us from pursuing our dreams.
HAPPY
MOTHER’S DAY!
and
HAPPY
MEMORIAL DAY!
