Three month countdown

[pbray]

I tweeted the other day that I feel like a badly written timeslice algorithm--there's never enough cycles to go around. Whatever I choose to do, there are multiple other things that aren't getting done, and I never seem to catch up.

Of late my writing has been the thing shortchanged. I don't have a deadline I'm working to, and thus it's easy to focus on the other parts of my life that do come with pressing deadlines.

A while back I was invited to attend a writers retreat, and at first I was enthusiastic. Then the realities of trying to schedule this around the day job started creeping in. But in the end, I realized this was something I needed to do, for myself and for my sanity. With a little schedule juggling, I crossed my fingers and said yes. Then I went ahead and booked the plane tickets, so I'm committed.

So now I have a deadline. Three months from now I'll be hanging out with other writers, discussing our works. So I damn well better have something that I'm enthusiastic about working on and sharing.

And cross my fingers that the day job doesn't get any more insane.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

That sounds like a good thing to do: I hope it goes well. And I hope your life gets less rushed soon, too.

[lagilman]

I keep thinking a retreat would be a lovely thing...and then I think about how much energy I'd have to put into actually organizing something like that, and realize I'd need all retreat just to recover...

Hopefully you will come out the other side with many good words.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think this will be better for me than going to a con, not that cons aren't lovely, but I need to focus on my writing first.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Well others have taken it upon themselves to organize, so I just have to show up ready to commit wordage.

Chicago, mid-May. Email me if that sounds appealing and I can give you details.

P.S. Of course if I hit the Powerball tonight, the entire plan is revised to "Patricia rents one of those beachfront houses with a dozen bedrooms, and it's open house, bring your own laptop."

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Good for you! I hope you write more than you expect and have a fabulous time. It's good to be among your tribe.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've missed hanging out with the tribe.