New Schedule . . . or Not

I'm moving my two hours of writing a night to 8-10 pm (instead of 11 pm to 1 am).

Again, though, making this goal forces me to take a hard look at my priorities. When I sit down at the computer I know that if I choose to spend those hours writing for fun, I am choosing not to do work that actually puts money in the bank NOW. And we really need money in the bank now.

Ideally these two hours of writing would be ON TOP of my normal set of hours working; I would be working HARDER not just using my regular work hours to write.

In the end, I am happy as long as I'm being more productive and making this goal, whether I spend those hours on writing or on my other work, IS making me more productive.

I will get there, eventually.

Progress Report

I told my sister about my two-hours-a-day goal. She said, "TWO HOURS IS A LOT!"

She's right.

After a few days of keeping to my two-hours-a-night writing schedule, I fell off the wagon in a positive way; having a scheduled commitment to something usually helps me re-prioritize everything in my life; I realized I had to work on another project before I devoted time to writing for fun. I'm feeling motivated and excited, and in the general scheme of things that's what's important.

Now I need to figure out how and when to get back to my writing goal. I'm already in love with the characters in my head and want to bring them to life sooner or later . . . I go to sleep and wake up thinking about them.