I’m flying back from China, crammed in the last seat in the back of the plane, writing this in between movies and short, uncomfortable naps.… Read More »I Am Not A Volleyball Player (Identity Crisis and Specialization)
I took a break from blog posts to finish another writing project. A fantasy novel!
Attempting a full book was daunting, especially with a one-year-old in the house. But I knew I could do it if I carved out enough time and stayed consistent (and ignored my kid sometimes). Between volleyball and coaching and chasing Ketch around the house…or the park…or the neighborhood, I’d find time to write every day most days.
I became a morning person. I woke up and tip-toed to the living room to get an hour or so of writing in before the little monster woke up and started slamming my laptop shut.
And it worked! Almost a year later those stolen minutes add up to a 116,000-word novel. Written twice! (If I was a better writer who got it right the first time I could have written two books in that time).
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