This time of year, it's crucial to keep the momentum going. I've found that I do best if I take a running start at the depths of winter. I know I'll slow down eventually (February in Seattle is a study in hermitage), and hopefully I can keep as much oomph going as possible on the various projects I'm working on.
I've made some major progress on my book proposal, although I'm disappointed to find that I do my best writing in a slightly intoxicated state. I suppose I am not the first writer to discover this about themselves, and I don't plan to pull a Hunter S. Thompson anytime soon (…and now, for my next trick, I will continue typing while ingesting peyote buttons and GHB, while taking a percocet suppository!), and at this point I'll take whatever help I can get to get this book proposal moving forward. Goal: to have it in the hands of the agency by the new year. Swear to god I can do this.
About Ariel Meadow Stallings
Author of Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, Ariel acts as the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire websites. She lives, loves, and dorks out hard in Seattle, WA.
donut said
heh. I write better drunk, too. I should go out and buy some beer.
Ariel said
…who said I was drunk?
Ariel v. said
I hear you on how hard it is to keep the motivation through winter. I'm trying to get my grad school application done and study for the GRE, but after working all day all I want to do is sip tea in front of a fire.
Good luck, you can do it!
Sarah said
Hi Love! Fingers are crossed for Dre – keep us posted! BTW, loved the new pictures on Flickr.
sarah said
I can relate to the coldness….my hands get so cold at work that I can barely type. Of course my problem isnt a cold building; they are doing construction in my part of the building with the doors WIDE open. Cold hands and the sound of nail guns are not good for your nerves.
mmm…and what happend with mypublisher?
best of luck to andreas!
leblanc said
i had linked to your warmies site as a recommendation for handmade gifts … i can remove it if you wish. just let me know.
http://www.amyleblanc.com/index.php?id=P1006
it's funny – your the second friend i linked to there who has said that they really don't feel like making the stuff anymore ….. what's up with my crafty friends?!
smooch!
uma said
I used to love writing while on psychedelics. Sometimes it seemed really relevatory until I tried to make sense of it the next morning…