This week's writing quote is,
Okay, so you can really apply that to any aspect of your life. But I find particular comfort in applying it to my writing. Because let me tell you - it is extremely slow growing!
My first book was easy. I wrote most of it in a three month block. It was exciting to see it all show up on the screen. It was a learning experience. It was Terrible!
Really. But it's okay.
I moved on to my second book. The idea was fun. I dove right in. And nearly drowned in the tide.
It proved to hold many more challenges than the first book I wrote.
Historical fiction's kind of like that.
I loved doing the research, but it was still hard to get myself to do it.
Then I put it aside so I could focus on my writing planners.
Now I'm in limbo. I think the slowest thing to develop in my writing is actually deciding what genre to write! I feel like that just comes naturally to most writers. But I'm really struggling with it. The more I read, and the more I learn about what I actually like, the more I wonder.
I'm not giving up on my current historical fiction, but it may take a vacation on my bookshelf while I explore a new idea I've got, in a new genre.
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Today's writing quote was taken from The Write Planner, my day planner designed for writers. To learn more about The Write Planner, click here
"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit."
- Moliere
Okay, so you can really apply that to any aspect of your life. But I find particular comfort in applying it to my writing. Because let me tell you - it is extremely slow growing!
My first book was easy. I wrote most of it in a three month block. It was exciting to see it all show up on the screen. It was a learning experience. It was Terrible!
Really. But it's okay.
I moved on to my second book. The idea was fun. I dove right in. And nearly drowned in the tide.
It proved to hold many more challenges than the first book I wrote.
Historical fiction's kind of like that.
I loved doing the research, but it was still hard to get myself to do it.
Then I put it aside so I could focus on my writing planners.
Now I'm in limbo. I think the slowest thing to develop in my writing is actually deciding what genre to write! I feel like that just comes naturally to most writers. But I'm really struggling with it. The more I read, and the more I learn about what I actually like, the more I wonder.
I'm not giving up on my current historical fiction, but it may take a vacation on my bookshelf while I explore a new idea I've got, in a new genre.
* * * * *
Today's writing quote was taken from The Write Planner, my day planner designed for writers. To learn more about The Write Planner, click here