Desk in the Fall Wind
Trying to keep entries flowing every three days now instead of every two, this is to make additional time for the other writing projects. Hearing about others penning a whole book in a few months or quicker is inspiring - an excellent reminder to prioritise well.
Instead of writing the main project one entry at a time, thought of perhaps doing a long piece and latter slicing it into the smaller pieces required. Ending each piece properly leaves for a lot of new starts and stops, breaking the writing flow.
Work unrelated to writing is piling up like the winter snow in December. Failing to clear up the backlog could result in having to rely on writing income a lot sooner than it’s expected to permit for the purchase of pens, paper, and potatoes needed to get by. Time management was always my weak spot. Even worse is my management of emotions and reminders that came through the door with the cool air which I otherwise enjoy. But that’s another journey - mostly a solitary one.
September 2nd, 2008 at 20:51
But autumn is such a lovely season. It’s the best season, really: warm and dry enough to wander about out-of-doors relatively freely (and without getting stuck in snowbanks or slipping on black ice), yet cool enough not to break a sweat. Perfect weather for wearing fuzzy socks and big sweaters and cold, red noses.
Aside from that, I find it’s one of the more productive seasons - after a sluggish start, due to the lingering summer mindset, one tends to get down to business. All the other seasons lend themselves to inertia: during the summer, everyone’s distracted or on holiday; during the winter, everyone’s too cooped up and cold to be creative; and during the spring, everyone’s just so happy to be released from the grips of cabin fever, that focus is impossible.
So you see, I vote for fall! :)
And fret not; the discipline you seek will come… eventually.
September 7th, 2008 at 17:07
Indeed, I make it sound like I don’t like fall… Quite the opposite, although I was trying to convey the general displeasure associated with the season for most. I shall modify the entry to make that clearer.