Thursday, July 5, 2012

Other junk: Stuck in a rut, need advice!

        Haven't talked about my SSP lately, that is due to the fact that I haven't put pen to paper since I wrote the first few pages of it.  I'm terrible at stuff like this, I can't finish anything I start.  You know how they say if you do something for a week straight it becomes a habit?  I have never been able to make myself sit down and write for a week straight.  I love writing, I do and Im not just trying to convince you, or myself for that matter, that I do.  I just get into this rut where I read what I started out writing and I just find everything wrong with it.  I know we are all our own worst critics but I seriously don't think I'm any good at writing.  I know that the first story or book or novel I write isn't going to be gold the minute I finish it and that I'm supposed to just sit down bang out the first draft and then edit, reedit then edit some more.  Then after all of that is done I can send it to someone who knows what they are doing and if I'm lucky enough that they think something can come of the mess I put in front of them, they will edit some more.  Finally after all the editing and my original piece is polished up maybe just maybe I can get a tiny tiny deal and get a small publisher to publish my work.  Then its a waiting game to see if its liked by you all the public.  What to do with myself?  What do you think world, any suggestions on how to form a habit?


Wishful thinking as always.

James C. Romo.