Writing, and finding time

Writing at Five Miles per Hour is a post by the always interesting Karen G. Schneider. Reading it makes me feel as though I have been given a glimpse at a piece of my future.

Let me explain: in writing, as with any project, finding the time, energy, and correct frame of mind is all-important. I have moments, even days, where all three come together and I am, as I like to say, Productive.

However, some days, even weeks, just won’t give the time that is needed for proper writing. On top of that, one needs to have enough energy left over from the other demands of the day. And finally, the phrase that I often use for the frame of mind is “the ability to wrap my brain around” whatever I am creating.

Hitting that trifecta is tough unless one’s environment can be adjusted. I have been working on making such an environment for myself over the past year. It hasn’t happened more often than it has, but it is getting better. Oftentimes there are things left undone in other areas (“Hey… there’s a floor under this stuff!”) and there always seems to be stress. I understand why so many books are dedicated to significant others… if they don’t help make the environment happen, the environment oftentimes won’t.

And so the book gets written slowly but surely, and blog entries continue to be posted. And it is good to know that other people struggle to make this work, as well.