Loved this. On a smaller scale, I frequently realize (and forget and re-realize) that time I've spent not writing, and yet purposefully THINKING was actually more productive than just standing in front of a screen and adding and deleting words. This last week we had a major power outage for several days and on my favorite of those days, when my husband couldn't go to work due to the storm, I actually got to sit (in the cold and dark house) and muse aloud about my novel revision. When new insights started percolating, I was tempted to race back to the laptop, but alas, the laptop was dead. Which was GREAT. More time for thinking! Instead of premature fiddling!
I love that your legal knowledge and background fully informs your writing and I can't wait to read your next novel, Caitlin--but there's also no rush. Thanks for sharing.
Non-writing things totally count as writing because I really believe it ALL feeds the work! Like simply thinking about the book while taking a walk or listening to a certain playlist because it evokes the vibe of a WIP. If an activity gives me a way to touch the story in some way, it's as good as writing in my mind!
Loved this. On a smaller scale, I frequently realize (and forget and re-realize) that time I've spent not writing, and yet purposefully THINKING was actually more productive than just standing in front of a screen and adding and deleting words. This last week we had a major power outage for several days and on my favorite of those days, when my husband couldn't go to work due to the storm, I actually got to sit (in the cold and dark house) and muse aloud about my novel revision. When new insights started percolating, I was tempted to race back to the laptop, but alas, the laptop was dead. Which was GREAT. More time for thinking! Instead of premature fiddling!
I love that your legal knowledge and background fully informs your writing and I can't wait to read your next novel, Caitlin--but there's also no rush. Thanks for sharing.
Non-writing things totally count as writing because I really believe it ALL feeds the work! Like simply thinking about the book while taking a walk or listening to a certain playlist because it evokes the vibe of a WIP. If an activity gives me a way to touch the story in some way, it's as good as writing in my mind!
Oh, I love this so much!! Just what I needed to read this day and every day for the last four months. xo