Showing posts with label Focusing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Focusing. Show all posts

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Focusing, Finishing and My Deal With the Universe!

I've been thinking a lot about where I am with my writing and the conclusion that I've come to is...

Uh, nowhere.

Sure, I've got an idea (a modernization of Hansel and Gretel, tentatively titled Devour) and I've got some things written (one page of the beginning plus a random scene) but one thing I'm missing is focus. I've always had trouble with that in almost everything that I do, whether it's homework, reading, writing, heck, even eating! But now I've realized that in order to finish what I've started, I've got to learn focus! How do I do this? Well, in the past I've made calenders, vowed to write everyday, I've even threatened myself with no reading time if I don't write! But those have never been all that effective in helping me achieve what I want to achieve. So, I got to thinking, what's one thing that a lot of writers have been doing to motivate themselves? By making...dun, dun, DUUUNNN!!! A Deal With the Universe!

Now, I've never actually figured out for sure what this means, but I'm pretty sure (and correct me if I'm wrong), it means that if the Universe helps that writer land a book deal, score an agent or any big thing like that, then that writer will thank the universe in some form or another, whether it be funny, embarrassing, or just plan awesome. Now, seeing as how I'm not at any of those big stages in the publishing process at the moment and I'm still in the rough draft stage of writing my book, I decided, in order to gain focus and to finally finish what I started, that it would be a good (or slightly insane, depending on how you wanna look at it) idea if I made my very own...Deal With the Universe!

Now, this is where you guys come in! I'm leaving it up to you to help me decide what my Deal With the Universe should be if I don't (and even if I do!) finish writing the first draft of Devour by Midnight on March 23rd, (aka my 21st birthday)! Now, comment away! (and try not to be too cruel with your suggestions, lol!)

~Ella

P.S. Suddenly I'm afraid, very, very afraid...
P.P.S. I thought I needed just another little push in the right direction, so I thought I'd share this gem to get me (and maybe even you), inspired: