and I have to
- that's the main thing. I've been haunted by stories that had to be written. If that's how you feel, then you'll do it. how do you prepare yourself for it?
Personally, I need to go away from home. Home is full of distractions. If you're willing to sit in a library or coffee shop, go there. I might do a burst of writing in longhand, and then type it up wherever, whenever. Typing it up/editing/revising is easier than creating and needs rational thought. Answers to either these questions or the meaning of life
I'm less concerned with the meaning of life than I am with living. In your case, while you are finishing your story, you will feel acutely alive. It will be good. Keep us posted.
I enjoyed the read. I enjoy your blog. I agree with the idea of getting away from home. I get a bulk of my writing done at cafes. It hasn't been as effective of late though. I have been toying with the idea of sitting down in this park next to the sea and going through with this mammoth early morning editing session. Sounds good in theory. I have no idea how it'll work in practice, especially given that the novella is set in a city, not in a a village by the sea. Thanks for your inputs. I will keep you posted.
Unfortunately, I'm not in university. I'm what you would call a working man, I guess. It's taken me a few years out of university to understand the charm of the library. If only I had spent more time in it than outside it bitching about it.