Sabrina's Blog

I have found that I am much more productive in producing pages for my book when I begin the morning in the gym. This morning I spent an hour and a half between the elliptical, weights, and working the abs on the mats. My mind feels awake and excited to work on my book. Even if my body is beginning to complain. Loudly. *grin* Something about wearing myself out with exercise just ignites the inner workings of my mind. The creative wheels start turning and my fingers race across the keys as they try to keep up. My best work always comes after a really good workout. Exercise is good for my self-esteem, my health, and my for my characters. They seem so eager to talk to me after an hour or so in the gym, or maybe I am just able to understand them better. I don't doubt the path they want to take and the answers to difficult sections jump out at me. The sun shines brighter, the air seems clearer, and my muse sings louder. At these moments of rightness, I know that the struggle to g...

I am having a busy month. I am the historian for my son's elementary school PTA. As an avid scrapbook-er, it was the perfect way for me to participate without cutting into my writing time. I received a call yesterday from the nominating chair of my writer's group asking me to be president for 2012. This one is a bit on the scary side for me, but I think it will be a fun experience. These things, along with my role as organizer for one of the local stay at home mom groups keep me busy. Every hour of every day is spoken for. For example, I drop my son off at preschool at 8:45am, I go to the gym until 10:30, I pick my son up at 11:30. We enjoy lunch and playtime until 1:30pm, then I write until 6pm while my son naps and then my husband entertains him. Dinner at 6:30-ish and then the evening with my wonderful hubbie and son. Every Thursday I work at the model home in my neighborhood from 1pm to 6pm(this is a writer's dream job as I practically get paid to write). On...

I spent five hours writing yesterday. A slow day in my book's progress. I have a whole 5 pages to show for my efforts. *Please note sarcasm* This is after deleting 5 pages of crap. I hate, hate, hate days like that. Most days I am fairly confident that I am a good writer, but then days like this trip me up. I knew what I was writing wasn't working, but I kept going for a lack of a better direction. The better direction hit me after I finished the scene. Of course. I am working on the end of the book. It is harder than any other part of the book has been. I know where it needs to end...that last scene, but getting my characters to that point is hard. I have all these threads that need to be neatly tied up by the time I get there. That is what I am working on. Tying those small threads so that the book climaxes right. My brain hurts. So few pages left to type, yet I feel like I am... never. going. to. finish. Thank goodness for great friends who would be willi...

Dear distractions, You know who you are. That excellent book I want so badly to finish reading. That scrapbook my inner artist craves to work on. That PTA event that needs volunteers. That mommy group that needs its organizer. Those friends I love to hang out with. My child who only needs me to come save the world when I have gone into my office to write . My dear husband who likes to come into the office and flick my ear or muss my hair when he thinks I need a 'break' from my writing. I love you all, dearly. However, I have a goal to get this book sent to my trusted circle to be critiqued by the first of October. In exactly four weeks. So since this is my birth month, would you let my birthday present be uninterrupted time to write and finish?! Thanks so much. I would appreciate it. ~Sabrina