More Write
Prioritizing
Household chores are done, check. Laundry placed in dryer,
check. Seated comfortably in recliner, check. Homemade low-fat caramel latte
sitting on the end table at my side, check. Cat sleeping on lap, check. Flames are
dancing in the fireplace and music is playing on the radio. My circumstances
are now just right for my daily writing appointment. However, why don’t I just
check my email and get it out of the way first? Then I won’t be curious if
anyone has replied about something important. Well, then I should answer
another email, write a little, read a blog, make a comment, recommend the
article on Twitter and Google +, write a little more, hit like on friends’
Facebook statuses . . . Oh look, it’s nearly time to make dinner.
Now my two hours of uninterrupted, productive writing time
has become 45 minutes. My ten in the morning writing appointment didn’t start
until 2:30 p.m. But it only took a
couple of minutes to check my email, right? Wrong! While I do admit to truly
being present for my writing appointment three times last week and being fairly
productive during those times, it certainly made me look more closely at what I
am truly doing with my writing time. I sure am easily distracted!
A successful author friend of mine encouraged me to make
writing even more of a priority. She challenged me not to even check email or
any social media before I write until I hit a set daily word count. Hmm . . .
Or I’m thinking, at least hit goals for the day, whether it’s finishing an
outline or a chapter.
This week’s goal is to move writing time to the next
priority after time with the Lord and a little exercise. I don’t have to have
everything perfect first. The dust bunnies aren’t going anywhere!
I do miss the days of physically having to plug in the modem
to be on the Internet, though. Yes, I can turn the connection off while I
write, but distractions are only a mouse-click away. What about you—how do you unplug from the Internet and social media
while you write? Please share in the comment section below!
This week’s writing
prompt: The first time I went to see
a movie in the theater I . . .
Enjoy the walk down memory lane today!
