Last week I cleared a surprising number of difficulties presented by my Continuous To Do list. I was really pleased with myself. Some of them had been accumulating Reasons Why They had to Wait for months.
Let joy be unconfined, then.
Ah. But the inevitable corollorary is that I’ve pretty much hit the bottom of the barrel as far as The List is concerned. And they are the real nightmares.
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Two things in particular have been haunting my sleep and bringing me out in hives: finishing a story; buying a new smart phone. My resistance to both has pretty much reached neurosis level.
Today, we’re delighted to welcome much-loved author Elizabeth Bailey as a guest on our blog.
She is what is usually called a hybrid author these days, though Elizabeth prefers to term herself an “authorpreneur”. [Not sure Dame Isadora would approve but, with luck, she won’t notice.]
Elizabeth produces all sorts of terrific books. Sapere Books publishes her Lady Fan Mystery series and her Brides by Chance Regency Adventures. Her self–published list includes Regencies, short stories, a couple of edgy paranormal tales, a romantic suspense novella and a two writing-related help books which come much recommended. Phew! Quite a catalogue.
Elizabeth admits she really doesn’t know how to fit it all in and says she is beginning to wonder if retirement and old age are actually a thing. But she managed to find time to write a blog for us.
Many thanks, Liz. And over to you.
What does Elizabeth Bailey want in her Survival Kit?
1 Persistence
Ask any writer for the most needed tool in their survival kit and they will say persistence. More years down the line than I care to think about, I agree. I’m still here, still writing. That says it all.
Okay, there have been solid gaps in actual putting words down. We’ve all had those, for whatever reason. Life has a tendency to throw itself at you and there’s nowt to do about that except suffer on through.
Hi, Sarah here. If you think writing is easy, think again!
Yes, an author might have a burst of creativity, ideas may come thick and fast, but translating those scenes in one’s head into a publishable book can be tortuous. Sometimes anything seems a better option than actually putting words on the page.
Recently, Liz Fielding and I sat down to discuss the problem of procrastination. Then we were distracted!
So — yesterday we finally sat down to discuss it!
Procrastination is the thief of time
Liz: Ah, the P word, Sarah. What can I say? When the words are slow to come, there is always the lure of Pinterest…Continue reading →
