Writing can be very hard to do when faced with day to day distractions. We all have our daily responsibilities that we must tend too. One can only hope that those few hours we get to ourselves at night, if your that lucky, can be used to get some great writing accomplished.
Carolyn Chute “How can you create fiction when reality comes to call” and Drake Baer “6 ways to be a Hemingway-level productive badass” describe perfectly some of the daily distractions that can cause a problem when all one wants to do is write. It can be truly frustrating when you have a good story in your head but don’t get a chance to write it out.
As for me and my distractions from writing, well there are many. My day begins with the alarm blaring music at 4:30am. After I hurry to get myself showered, dressed, and finish my hair routine I’m usually running late. I then have to wake up my 4yr old to brush his teeth, wash his face, dress him, brush his hair and get him to go potty. All of this being done before he is completely awake which usually leads to some bickering. Out the door we go after the lunches are packed. I’m usually speeding and praying for green lights the whole way. After all that rushing around we always seem to make it to our destinations on time but without a minute to spare.
When we arrive home for the night, I usually jump into my role as housekeeper but I forget that I’m Nick’s personal play mate as well. When I’m finished the major chores, have us all ready for the next day, then I can relax a little bit. After I put my son to bed then I get a few minutes to myself. Unfortunately, it’s around 9:30 and I’m exhausted at this point.
Carolyn Chute “How can you create fiction when reality comes to call” and Drake Baer “6 ways to be a Hemingway-level productive badass” describe perfectly some of the daily distractions that can cause a problem when all one wants to do is write. It can be truly frustrating when you have a good story in your head but don’t get a chance to write it out.
As for me and my distractions from writing, well there are many. My day begins with the alarm blaring music at 4:30am. After I hurry to get myself showered, dressed, and finish my hair routine I’m usually running late. I then have to wake up my 4yr old to brush his teeth, wash his face, dress him, brush his hair and get him to go potty. All of this being done before he is completely awake which usually leads to some bickering. Out the door we go after the lunches are packed. I’m usually speeding and praying for green lights the whole way. After all that rushing around we always seem to make it to our destinations on time but without a minute to spare.
When we arrive home for the night, I usually jump into my role as housekeeper but I forget that I’m Nick’s personal play mate as well. When I’m finished the major chores, have us all ready for the next day, then I can relax a little bit. After I put my son to bed then I get a few minutes to myself. Unfortunately, it’s around 9:30 and I’m exhausted at this point.