Firefly said:
That is so true. One author once said that his biggest task was to enforce the discipline to be at his typewriter at a certain time, for a certain duration every day and not let anything else take that time. Once there the story flowed into words typed.
Would you share what obstacles presented themselves to you, and how you got around them during your experiences writing Homer the Little Unicorn?[/blockquote][blockquote]Firefly said:
That is so true. One author once said that his biggest task was to enforce the discipline to be at his typewriter at a certain time, for a certain duration every day and not let anything else take that time. Once there the story flowed into words typed.
Would you share what obstacles presented themselves to you, and how you got around them during your experiences writing Homer the Little Unicorn?
Sounds like something Stephen King said in his Memoir on writing.
Time is the biggest obstacle in writing. People don't understand that I want time to write and they take it personally. I would say that other people are the biggest obstacles in a writer's career. I think if they would understand that we aren't disconnecting
from them, we are creating because we love to do it, that would help a lot.
Another obstacle is distractions. As a creative person, I have a lot going on in my mind. I could be on a hot run with a storyline, only to have another story pop in - or another type of project take my attention. Also, another person could come in the room and be loud which kills the creative process.
I didn't get around them. That's why it took so long to publish and why I have several books started with one in final editing.