Sitting here tonight mentally exhausted from freaking out over whether or not what I’m coming up with for my next book is good enough. I mean…not really 😛 I’m mostly tired just from a long week…but angst over the writing is ABSOLUTELY part of it. And, I have to remind myself that it’s not rocket science. It truly isn’t. It’s just a story, and it doesn’t have to be perfect! That is literally juuuuust anxiety. I just need to stick with it, and put in the work.
Put in the work, I have. I should be tracking my time, dammit, but I’m not right now because I don’t NEED to…I’m just doing the work. Waking up and having two hours to write in the morning is kinda the business. I’m still getting used to it, but damn. It’s awesome. I feel like I actually have enough time to really get some shit done.
I sent off my rough outline to my co-writer, which is really why I’m feeling so much writerly angst. I got to the end of that first pass on the story, and I realized just how much I still need to figure out. But…figure out, I will. Just need to give it time and effort. It’s all there, somewhere. Just keep digging. I’ll find it.
Work has been rather busy this week, too, but not overwhelmingly so, thank you lord. The project is also getting busy, though, as is the client work, so I definitely need to budget my time carefully, and make sure I take the time to recharge on the weekend.
And, with that in mind: it’s off to sleep with me. I have lots to get done tomorrow, including a podcast session with J. Can’t wait.
NIGHT!