Gone Missing!
How does one begin a post after having been absent for so long? I am still breathing, and I am still in Korea. My current assignment finds me often far to busy to write, let alone have any sort of personal time or life. I recently returned from a 30 day leave in the States. This was one of the most stressful times of my life.
These same events and life schedule have also prevented me from my other project; Writing my novel. I must be quite honest and tell anyone who reads this that attempting to write a book is the hardest single thing I have ever undertaken in my life. Regardless of the ease with which you can write as an individual, compiling a coherent and readable story, in the form of a 500 or more page book is quite a task.
The effort is maddening, and being a perfectionist does not help even slightly. I have already found myself rewriting chapters repeatedly, because after re-reading they aren’t exactly what I am trying to convey. It is nearly impossible for me to maintain the focus to just continue to write, and wait to proof until the book is complete.
I think I need professional help! My story is laid out so precisely and well in my head, however transferring it from thought to written word seems to be an impossible task. I have nothing but complete admiration and awe for those successful writers who seem to turn out these wonderfully successful and exciting books every few months. I’d sure love the opportunity to pick the brain of an actual published professional writer.
Having said all that, I will again attempt to post and maintain my blog. It is in fact some release of stress. Don’t get me wrong, I love to write and I find it easy, and I have no shortage of ideas. It’s the compiling of these ideas into something readable by others that is the problem. More to come.
These same events and life schedule have also prevented me from my other project; Writing my novel. I must be quite honest and tell anyone who reads this that attempting to write a book is the hardest single thing I have ever undertaken in my life. Regardless of the ease with which you can write as an individual, compiling a coherent and readable story, in the form of a 500 or more page book is quite a task.
The effort is maddening, and being a perfectionist does not help even slightly. I have already found myself rewriting chapters repeatedly, because after re-reading they aren’t exactly what I am trying to convey. It is nearly impossible for me to maintain the focus to just continue to write, and wait to proof until the book is complete.
I think I need professional help! My story is laid out so precisely and well in my head, however transferring it from thought to written word seems to be an impossible task. I have nothing but complete admiration and awe for those successful writers who seem to turn out these wonderfully successful and exciting books every few months. I’d sure love the opportunity to pick the brain of an actual published professional writer.
Having said all that, I will again attempt to post and maintain my blog. It is in fact some release of stress. Don’t get me wrong, I love to write and I find it easy, and I have no shortage of ideas. It’s the compiling of these ideas into something readable by others that is the problem. More to come.
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