Force

Did you know that the most important thing about being a writer was writing?

I know. It’s stupid, isn’t it? A no-brainer, right? Unless you’re me, of course.

I never thought much about the importance of sitting down and making those words come out. Working at it. But it stands to reason, doesn’t it? Like any other discipline - athletes, football players, singers - you need to practice your ass off before you’re anywhere near good. Natural talents aside, if you don’t use it, you lose it. End of. So all the times I was struggling to find the opportunity to sit down and launch myself back into Charlie and Will’s world, I was simply making it harder on myself. Forcing myself to write everyday - whether it be editing, proofing or committing new scenes to paper - that’s what makes the difference. By not turning on the radio coming home from work, using the dead time to consider the next section, work through dialogue, poke my progress for holes and inconsistencies - that’s what helps. It keeps me motivated and interested. And if time won’t find me, then I have to find it, don’t I?

Why didn’t this occur to me before?

Posted on 13th January, 2008 at 6:47 pm |

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