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June 30, 2022 by Brad Jorgensen 3 Comments

The optimist in me is proud of the fact that I’ve managed to publish a blog post every month for well over a year.

The pessimist in me thinks I should be writing every day instead of waiting until the last minute to write the bulk of my posts.

The realist in me recognizes that it’s my nature to rely on the pressure of a looming deadline for motivation, but if I want to achieve my goal of publishing a novel, I need to make room to write every day.

The idea of making the leap from writing just often enough to crank out a monthly blog post to working on my novel every day AND blogging seems overwhelming.

Instead of making my blog and my novel compete for my time, I’m going to start using my blog to help me make room for my novel; and hopefully use my desire to write a novel to motivate me to address other obstacles in my life.

I struggle with clutter, but in order to focus on my writing, I need to control my physical space so it doesn’t distract me. Poor sleep and long work hours wear me out, but I need to be well rested and disciplined with my schedule to make time to write. I tend to prioritize tasks that others are counting on over ones that are for my own benefit, but this is one project I need to be able to do for myself.

Next month will mark the first chapter in my new life as a novelist.

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  1. Bobbi says

    July 1, 2022 at 7:18 am

    You’ve made a commitment to your novel and you understand how to make it happen. Welcome to your first chapter on becoming a novelist.

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  2. Louise says

    July 1, 2022 at 7:46 am

    Sounds like a positive goal. Looking forward to next month’s “chapter.”

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  3. David M. says

    July 1, 2022 at 8:06 am

    Hooray for you! Go for it.

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