Start again: Finding the strength to finish that
book
I live a busy life. I have five children; I run a
small theatre company; I am writing a movie script; in school full-time;
moving; home schooling; volunteering at a community center; and a few other
things. Now, I am trying to write a new graphic novel that is in my head. Most of the time I am tired and burned out
from life and when will I have time to complete all that I feel I need to?
Your life may look a bit like mine. We all have
lives that may look like any minute will just explode. Maybe some of you have
an even busier schedule than me. I know that there are days that none of us
want to even get out of bed let alone write a book. What I have found out is
that creative people always have ideas but those ideas will haunt us until
something gets done.
With this in mind, I am always on the look out for
strategies and ways that can help me organize and finish my work. I don’t
want to turn around and nothing is done and I am 30 years older. This is where
organization and goal setting plays and important role in finishing that
manuscript in your head.
The Fitness expert network is a reference that I
found that gives tips on making big goals smaller? I chose them because I have
a huge fitness goal that seems insurmountable. You could even do a simple search
on the web to find help with goal setting. The fitness network is what I use
for my weight loss challenges. I find that I can apply it to other areas of my
life.
If you are writing a book now, it may seem like you
will not ever finish it and that life is slowly taking over. You can't let that
happen. You have to find those moments that you can write. If you have five
minutes, then write one paragraph. A little each day goes a long way. When you
use those moments to write, you find that your book or novel is getting closer
to being finished. One paragraph turns into three and then a page. Pretty soon
you will have a chapter completed.
Try not to look at your book or novel as one big
project. Break each page down and just focus on that. There will be days, weeks
or in my case even months when I didn't write a thing and get so frustrated
that I am letting my dreams pass. Try not to beat yourself up about those
times. Start again. Remember you can always start again. Just find the strength
to not ever stop.
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