It's 8:00 am, the house is quiet and I'm sitting in front of my computer screen...I'm loving the quiet. The stillness. Right now I really need this time. As a writer I've come to respect the quiet times.
My weekdays are crazy with getting kids up and ready for school, making sure they eat something and then rushing them out the door. By the time they are safe in their classroom under the protection of their teachers--I'm already exhausted.
While 'resting' I answer a few emails and make a few phone calls. I relish the quiet time and prepare to write. It seems I'm always on deadline so I have to write everyday. Really. I've trained myself to do this.
I meditate for a moment. I sit back and relax because you really have to be comfortable when you're working on that next book. Who knows, it could be the next great masterpiece. My fingers poise on the keyboard and I feel like a literary fountain is about to burst, spilling forth a great scene.
Then it hits me ... It's too quiet. I actually need the sound of little feet running back and forth past my office. I need to hear the sound of my husband telling the children to be quiet in loud whispers because I'm working.
But what I need most is to look up through glass doors and see a little person as cute as can be, standing on the other side grinning and blowing kisses to me. This is both distracting and motivating at the same time. But it is this little person who keeps me writing in ways he will never know.
If you are a writer, what motivates you to write? For readers, when is your best reading time? I love to read in the evenings after everyone settles down.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Quiet Time .........
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It's the love of the game for me. I write because I love it, but publishing and deadlines have raised the stakes. I long for the consistency you speak of. I think I should write every day, but I don't. I'm still learning.
Still, I don't think I'd do this at all if I didn't love to tell a story. I suspect after all the work you've blessed the world with the same is true for you.
Quiet house or house full of love and noise, stay encouraged.
:o)
Mrs. Thomas,
Hi, my name is Victoria, and I have just finished reading Singsation. Summarized words in a blog can not describe how much i loved the book. I would like to write you a more detailed letter but I know it would be much to long for the blog, and was wondering if the current address on your webpage is still the one you currently use? This means alot for me to express my gratitude to you.
Thanks!
~Victoria D.
I would appreciate if you could let me know at:
smlezv@yahoo.com
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