Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Making up for lost time

Wow. I'd forgotten how long it's been since my last post.

Well, so much for good intentions. The class started last Thursday, January 12, and I didn't have my initial 10,000 words. In fact, I still don't--but I did write 1,275 this evening. Hoorah! Can't say they're necessarily quality words . . . The point is, I got them down.

Business is going well. Extremely well at the moment. In fact, I'm overwhelmed again. But instead of spending a couple of hours catching up on client assignments, I chose to make my writing a priority.

I have to make my writing a priority. Otherwise, it will never happen.

Efficiency experts say that you've got an 85-95% chance of accomplishing whatever you make your top priority. That's definitely been the case with me. Whatever I decide I absolutely have to get done, I do. Not saying that I can let my paying assignments slide. I just have to put my writing first.

Then, I can let the feeling of accomplishment carry me through the rest of my tasks.

1 comment:

Steve said...

Have you read Ray Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing? He has some good tips and his enthusiasm is contagious.