Michelle Perin’s Blog

I just have to write with words of gratitude for writer friends. I’ve been pushed by a new friend to really write more. We’ve agreed to share a page a day for the rest of the year. Because of this, I’ve had to organize the 50,001 word “novel” I wrote in November and actually determine what I said in all those pages. I pulled out Scene 1 and edited it to send off which I did. I feel like I will really have something done this time. I love this story and I have wanted to share Max’s experiences with the world for several years. Now, I’m doing it. AND, I get to help out another writer with his project. AND since we’re both social scientists with busy other jobs, we can share the lament of never having enough time to nurture our creative sides. I love the writing life. Don’t you????

I’ve started making time for my novel. I wasn’t doing this before and I got exactly…nothing…done. Now, I use the time I’m just sitting around (like at my son’s baseball practice) to do my organization and editing. I was talking to a new friend the other day while eating at a fabulous Eugene cafe. My friend is a screenwriter from Australia. During the day, he’s a psychologist and struggles wtih finding time. I was telling him that you have to make time for your writing. If you write only 1 page a day, you will have 365 pages at the end of the year. I realized after our talk–I’m a hypocrite. I need to take my own advice. So, I’ve started carving out a little time each day. I guess that’s how you work a “real” job and still do what you love…write.