Ten Things That Make it Difficult to Focus on my Writing
1. GOODREADS. Sweet, sweet nectar of life. I’ve found my kryptonite and thy evil name is GoodReads. You suck the life out of me on a daily basis yet I still keep coming back for more.
2. MY SON. He’s seventeen months and very fond of electronics, and he’s been particularly fascinated with my laptop since he could crawl his way to it at ten months. I hate to say it, but some of those typos in the ARC copies may be his fault! He loves to wiggle his fingers across the keyboard just the way his momma does!
3. MY BOYFRIEND. He may travel worldwide for 95% of his time but it hasn’t stopped him from constantly being in contact. My text message count alone was > 2000 last month and I guarantee you he was at least 95% of those. (Love you baby! I know you’re stalking me on the tour from wherever you freakin’ are in this world!) And that doesn’t include the number of minutes on the phone! LOL.
4. THAT JAR OF M&Ms ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER. Mmmmmmm. Chocolate.
5. FACEBOOK. Thank God I’m not as bad as I used to be. (but only cause I’ve moved on to GoodReads).
6. THE THEME SONG TO THE WONDER PETS. Lord help me. It’s my son’s favorite show and when momma needs some quiet time to work, I have to play a few episodes. My punishment for sitting the toddler in front of the TV : I can’t get that tune out of my head!!!
7. WRITER’S BLOCK. I wouldn’t even truly say writer’s block cause I usually have most of the book planned out in my head before I start, but there are certainly times when I absolutely cannot focus. It’s something about the laptop. I just stare at the glare, like it mesmerizes me. Most of the time I have to scribble the chapter out on actual pieces of paper first.
8. THAT JAR OF M&M’S ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER. I know I said it already, but it’s that addicting!
9. MY IMAGINATION. The ideas that pop into my head are never-freakin’-ending. And sure enough, the moment I get my groove on with one story, ideas start popping in, trying to tempt me away from my work!
10. WRITING THIS SEVENS LIST (AND OTHER TOUR POSTS). LOL. This is the second of three books I’m releasing in the time frame of one year. It’s soooo time-consuming. And now that I’m setting up the tour for Falling In Between myself, I completely appreciate all the hard work the gals over at The {Teen} Book Scene do for us authors! So much effort goes into each and every tour.
Don’t forget to stop by my Crazy Dream Blog for a chance to win a copy of Metamorphosis signed with a personalized doodle-graph. Giveaway ends November 30th.
Toodles!
Devon
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