Aspiring authors, don’t panic :-)
I get many aspiring authors contact me and ask about my writing process. Most of them are daunted or worried by their own process, some are looking for guidance, and some are just flat out panicking, thinking they’re abnormal. For all you aspiring authors, what you’re going through is totally normal. Trust me, freaking out is all part of the job 🙂
Here is my regular weekly writing process. Hope it makes you feel better…
Monday: I’m bashing out words so hard and fast, even my laptop is screaming. This is amazing! My readers are gonna love it!
Tuesday: This is f**king awful. What was I thinking? Where was my head yesterday? My readers are gonna hate it!
Wednesday: Okay, maybe I was too harsh on myself. I’m rereading and I’m loving it again! Back. On. Track. I’m so excited about this book, I might pee myself right here in my office chair!
Thursday: I might have been on drugs yesterday. This is a pile of horse manure.
Friday: (Morning) Delete, delete, delete. (Afternoon) Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite
Saturday: Throws manuscript at wall and downs wine for the rest of the day, mentally beating myself up. I’m convinced that I’ve lost my writing mojo forever.
Saturday night (pissed as a fart): Slurp & tap, slurp & tap, slurp & tap! I know there are going to be heaps of spelling mistakes, but I’ll take care of those tomorrow when I’m not half drunk. It’s all flowing right out of me now and I have to go with it!
Sunday: Correct spelling errors and smile like a loon. My mojo is back! Write, write, bloody write!
Monday: And…repeat
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