Cheerleading

After duncing around most of the afternoon, I went into a writing trance last evening and wrote quite a bit. How much isn't important because in the end I think most of it will have to be cut.

But it did bring into focus that many of us don't have the luxury to spend a whole evening zoned out. I'm about the only one who doesn't work, and most of you have family responsibilities. I just want to say that if you are currently writing some project, don't let an arbitrary goal discourage you. Writing is work. There are always passages that are a drag to write. But don't confuse a slow passage for a project you've changed your mind about. If life gets in the way, don't force yourself too hard. None of us is Dostoevsky and none of us needs a novel done in two weeks or else! Write as much as you want to, instead of as much as you think you should.