How do other writers keep up with the stream of thoughts and plots that are a constant barrage on the mind? The clamor of characters all vieing for individual attention to their own story? I really want to know!
Here I am, trying to put out my second novel and I can't hardly get though the first 100 words of the day without getting brain blasted with an idea for another story. I have tried writing down the bit that has been hounding me and moving back to the WIP, but as I begin working again I am unable to connect with the characters in the scene I am working on.
I run into this when I am editing as well. Not that editing is easy for me to do. If I ever happen to start working with an editor on a regular basis, she/he is going to go insane trying to get me to properly edit! I have several books in how to edit simply because I know it is something I am terrible at. Thank you future Editor for all the hard work you are about to do for me!
My other question is how do authors with kids not go insane and burn things to the ground? I have my awesome children that I gave birth to the normal way. I would give anything for them to be happy and healthy members of society. Then I have my imaginary children, born from the chaos that is my writers brain, beating against the inside of my skull until they burst, fully formed like the ancient gods, from my forehead.
These two factions are ever at war with each other for my attentions. I think I have everyone settled in and happy. I sit down to pour out the chaos onto a blank page and hope that it forms into words that make a coherent story. I get a few words down that look to be in consecutive order when, "MOM! My Need You, MOM!" blind sides me like a cheap right hook! Thoughts and words go flying through the air like blood and spittle as I real from the impact. When I have managed to recover I have a 2 year old in my lap and my word processor has been replaced with Shaun The Sheep video games.
So, for the love of my sanity and everything that stands for Good and AntiBurningDownofAllTheThings....HOW DO YOU DO IT?!
Howl at the moon and make some magic,
Iniriba
Here I am, trying to put out my second novel and I can't hardly get though the first 100 words of the day without getting brain blasted with an idea for another story. I have tried writing down the bit that has been hounding me and moving back to the WIP, but as I begin working again I am unable to connect with the characters in the scene I am working on.
I run into this when I am editing as well. Not that editing is easy for me to do. If I ever happen to start working with an editor on a regular basis, she/he is going to go insane trying to get me to properly edit! I have several books in how to edit simply because I know it is something I am terrible at. Thank you future Editor for all the hard work you are about to do for me!
My other question is how do authors with kids not go insane and burn things to the ground? I have my awesome children that I gave birth to the normal way. I would give anything for them to be happy and healthy members of society. Then I have my imaginary children, born from the chaos that is my writers brain, beating against the inside of my skull until they burst, fully formed like the ancient gods, from my forehead.
These two factions are ever at war with each other for my attentions. I think I have everyone settled in and happy. I sit down to pour out the chaos onto a blank page and hope that it forms into words that make a coherent story. I get a few words down that look to be in consecutive order when, "MOM! My Need You, MOM!" blind sides me like a cheap right hook! Thoughts and words go flying through the air like blood and spittle as I real from the impact. When I have managed to recover I have a 2 year old in my lap and my word processor has been replaced with Shaun The Sheep video games.
So, for the love of my sanity and everything that stands for Good and AntiBurningDownofAllTheThings....HOW DO YOU DO IT?!
Howl at the moon and make some magic,
Iniriba