A Busy Life

Well, I am super busy with my day job and working hard by night and weekends to promote my books and to write. It is a huge task, but it is also something I enjoy (the writing is my favorite part). I know that life gets in the way of accomplishing things that we intend to, but if you don't pursue your dreams, no one else will do it for you. I'm not just talking about writers, but everyone, like photographers, teachers, etc., etc. In the past, I have made every excuse in the book to not park my but in the chair in front of the computer. Yet it boils down to: do I really want this? If so, then why am I not forcing myself to try and stop giving up? Trust me, I get it, life is busy and keeps getting busier by the day, but it's a matter of making the time to do what you really want. Think of it as an escape from life for a little while. I'm not saying that I don't get distracted by things and tinker around so as not to write, because I do-still. I was taking care of my dying Grandmother for years, but somehow, I found the time to write. Was it difficult? Yes. It absolutely was. It was my only escape from reality for even just a few minutes. Did I feel like giving up at times-especially receiving all the rejection letters from publishers? Oh yeah. I did indeed. Thanks to a supportive network of friends and family and my own desires, I chose to push on. Life is hard. There are distractions surrounding us everyday. Take stock and put your butt in that chair in front of your computer and ignore the distractions. Once you do that, your story can only take flight one day, one word, one sentence at a time.