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What
Gets in the Way
12
March 2008
Family,
work and friends all keep us rightfully away from our
writing work but in the grand sceme of things, these
are our work. However, there are aspects of each
of these that wil try to disuade us from devoting more
hours to writing. Family for instance; birthday dinners,
taking mom to the doctor, picking the kids up from school,
spouse has a flat tire are all necessary activities.
Friends drop by unannounced, loved but intrusive. You
try to kill 2 birds with one stone so you visit while
you shop, eat together and chat, arrange to Instant
message them later but still the fact remains... you
are not writing, are you?
The
office. We all have to do something to win our daily
bread. Please the boss. Turn n the report. Feed the
aginf parents. Help the kids with their homework. It
all has to be done... but you're not writing, are you?
Another
avenue: entertainment. All work and no play makes you
a bitch, but how much is too much? Can't you always
find some silver lining to write about from the night
club or a trip to Tahoe? Maybe, but you're not writing,
are you?
So
finally you sit down at the keyboard with plenty of
material and you get - - mental pictures of him...
or
you hear the tea kettle that you forgot you turned on,
or the phone rings. While you're thinking about Josh
Holloway or the Lost victims you turn off the kettle,
make yourself a cuppa and hear the answering machine
screen the call about cleaning your carpets and your
imagination has you rolling on the rug with Sawyer.
If you could just get it down onn paper! Arrrg!
This
column is for the distractions that could become
more of that yummy inspiration stuff. So, if you're
a bit dry, maybe my mental ramblings might set off some
bell of yours. Just remember, my stuff is kinda neurotic.
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