I’ve picked up a new hobby … and I’m gonna call it a hobby because it’s totally NOT a profession … I’ll elaborate in a moment.
I’ve taken to the wonderful world of Web Design thanks to my utterly awesome (but not nearly as awesome as me of course) husband. He’s been hinting for some time that he thinks I’d be great at it. (Well that was obvious ! I’m great at everything!) And so I finally caved and said, “Show me, but if I don’t like it, I’m so not doing it!” The problem occurred when without warning … I liked it! CRAP! There goes another crap load of time out of my day.
That’s not to say I’m going to let it get in the way of my writing. Because to elaborate on my first sentence, writing IS my profession. First and foremost I am a writer. I take all the push and the pull, all of the joy and the anguish and I write. So the key is to find a happy medium and learn to get the most out of both.
The thing about writing is, sometimes you just can’t … most people like to call this “writers block”, I prefer to refer to it as “Temporary mental incapacitation of the creative mind” … ok FINE… saying “writers block” is easier! And well web design you can only do when you have a website to design. SOOOoooooo I’m hoping (wishfully I am sure) that my “Temporary mental incapacitation of the creative mind” will only occur during the times where I have websites to design and vice versa!
See! I have the perfect solution for everything … and yeah … perfect might not be the right word, but it’s a solution nonetheless!
So hopefully my website will be undergoing a small transition soon with a link to my web portfolio.
In the mean time … I have made a small break in my novel and have gotten some edits done. I have one large obstacle to overcome and a possible plot addition to consider and hopefully I can get the rest kicked out.
ALSO!!! Help me celebrate…today is one year since the day I started my book!!!!
(Ok,not so sure I should be celebrating that it’s taken me over a year to finish this, but hey … it’s a mile stone!)
Diane
Beautiful Web site! I’m considering taking a Web design class myself, so when I need a break in writing, I can clip, paste, drag and drop stuff. It’s not easy being a geek.
Sherrinda
Congrats on the 1 year! It took me about a year to finish my ms and boy, did it feel great!
Love the design! You always have great stuff on your blog.
Jessica
Congrats on the one year mark. 🙂 Your website looks great. Love the bio! LOL
Tamara
It is wonderful to find something you love doing. My husband just began web design about a year ago and is really enjoying it. He isn’t doing it for pay yet but hopes to soon.
I am coming up on a year (Nov 1) since I began my novel. I say congrats that you are still working on it and dedicated to finishing.
You know that I was stuck, too. Well, I just realized that I needed to switch my POV. Yesterday, I spent several hours trying different approaches and settled on first person, present tense. It broke things wide open for me. I have a lot of changes to make now because I am approaching the story from a completely different direction but I am making progress again and very excited.
Glad that you had a break in your novel and that you are also making progress.
Best of luck with the web design!!!
Natalie Bahm
Congrats on hitting the one year mark! And I have to say I am so impressed with your website– you have skills.