I wrote today for the first time in weeks. I got a wonderful job in August as a teacher for VIPKID teaching English to some of the most adorable little kids. However, since the kids I'm teaching are in China, there is a thirteen hour time difference so I have the option of teaching late at night or early in the morning. Being more of a morning person, I'm getting up at 4:15 so I can teach from 5-7 each weekday morning. Which means I'm going to bed much earlier as well.
My normal writing time was after my kids had gone to bed in the evening, after seeing my husband for a while. That no longer works.
So I have yet to find a good consistent time to devote to writing. I have an idea of when I might be able to fit it in (while my toddler is napping, after having a little bit of downtime). I just need to actually do it.
It was SOOOO much fun to write today, though. Because it's been weeks, I've had a lot of new ideas and subtle changes shifting around in my head. I knew clearly what needed to happen next, and it was just so delightful to actually sit down and do it.
The chapter ended up being twice as long as my normal chapters, but I'll break it into two chapters when I'm revising. First I just need to get out the story.
And I'm so excited about the story. I'm having such fun writing it. I just need to give writing the priority it deserves.
This week I'm going to try to write every day. Being a published author is my dream. I honestly believe that I have what it takes. I just need to make sure it gets the time it needs and deserves so I can get there.
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