I had a friend gently remind me to update my blog. Not that I have many readers – mostly friends and family – but I should be doing it.

For those who don’t know, I haven’t updated because I’ve been busy – wait for it – writing. I finished the first draft of my novel and I am currently knee-deep in revisions. In some ways, it’s a huge relief; I’ve been playing with this story in my head for almost two years now. But the story isn’t yet where it needs to be and I feel like it keeps hounding me. On some days the ideas are flowing and the changes are made easily. Other days are painful. (Like the past week, but who’s complaining? Not me. Okay, maybe me.)

Real Life has been crazy (good crazy!) and I think it’s interfering with the writing process. Nothing I can do about it though except to keep plugging away, day after day. I read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield a couple months ago and without it, I think I would be completely lost in this process. But Mr. Pressfield reminds me that I am a writer – a professional writer at that -and that means showing up every day and not worrying about how the work is going. Of course, I worry about how the work is going, but I understand his point completely. Here’s to the continued hope that my “butt-in-chair” approach really works.

Happy writing!