Thoughts from the Writing Cave

I realized something today! It’s just your run-of-the-mill deadline week epiphany. It’s this:

I have never written a book without thinking all of the following things:

1. Jesus Christ this is hard. Who thought this was a good idea?

2. If I were writing [insert completely different idea] this would be so much easier.

3. Well, fuck, it's just not going to work this time, is it? This is going to be the one that never comes together, and I have to throw it away and apologize. "Sorry, that book didn't want to be a book, go read another author."

Times +/- 35 books.

Whoops. I might be whining right now. Sorry. I have a deadline in six days.

There are ways to combat this insanity. For example, I scrawl TRUST THE PROCESS across my monthly calendar every other month or so. And once in a while I read those words and find the ability to trust the damn process!

But not every day.

Here’s hoping the sun comes out tomorrow.

See you on the flip side!