I’ve secretly always wanted to be featured in a blog hop. Most of the bloggers I’ve come to admire host them fairly regularly, or simply name drop other bloggy buddies here and there. Needless to say, when I was tagged in Dustin’s blog hop, I was more than excited… then life happened and I forgot… but then! I remembered! Don’t be so excited!
The gist.
I answer four questions (previously posed to Dustin when he was tagged) then I tag a few more blogger friends for readers to hop on over to check out. Here goes…
What am I writing or working on?
Well, currently I am writing this post. I’ve been neglecting my writing and it’s beginning to show. A writer without a regular outlet for their literary energies can be a scary thing. When I start to wax poetic when drafting emails full of spreadsheet attachments, I know it’s time to get back on track. In other news, I’m working on formatting the print version of my book, The Broken Places, to be available in the next month or two on Amazon along side the already released Kindle version. Exciting times!
How does my work differ from others in this genre?
For fiction, my “genre” is about as vague as my “voice” as an author. I’m not sure where I fit… these are probably really good questions to think through and get at solid answers… later. As with blogging, I think the simplest and perhaps truest answer is that my genre differs because I’m human. While on one hand it is true that there is nothing new under the sun, on the other hand we are each highly unique and given exactly the same prompt to create, we’d come up with different takes. So I supposed my work differs from others in the genre because I differ. I will always mix humor, romance, tragedy, mystery, spirituality into a compound that is uniquely me whether good, bad or indifferent.
Why do I write what I do?
So many reasons here… because I can’t sleep if I don’t. Because the story must be told for some unknown reason. Because I pray it will be of some use to the world is some way that I may never know. Because I want to solidify my memories and experience. Because I want to connect with human kind in a way that just can’t be done face to face. All of these and more to include the most basic reason: it’s fun.
How does my writing process work?
When I figure this out I’ll tell you… Nah, it’s all about consistency. About getting my behind in the chair. Once I’m there, I’m golden… sometimes. For bigger projects I’ve adopted a modified snowflake method that ends up involving a dedicated wall in my office and LOTS of post-its. In terms of motivation, I’ve found that starting with really small blocks of time has worked. I sit down with the timer set for 15 minutes, allowing myself to stop, if I want, as soon as it beeps. More often than not, my mind clears, the words come and I’m well into an hour or two session with the oven timer long forgotten.
So there you have it.
My quick and dirty answers to the four questions. Are you a writer? Do you have a process? Does it always begin with “Pinterest?” No? Just me I guess…
Thanks Dustin for tagging me for this blog hop! Next up, I’m tagging…
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