Dec 20 2008
If You Don’t Have Time to Write, Compost!
It’s officially close enough to Christmas that I’m sure you’re feeling as overwhelmed and busy as I am. Also, my internet has been down for 2 weeks (which is why my recent posts have been few and far between).
In any case, if you’re like me, you haven’t had as much time lately to work on your writing. Between the last minute shopping trips, wrapping gifts, and planning excessively extravagant dinners, there’s little time for anything else.
However, what’s the next best thing to actually spending time writing?
… Spending time composting!
No, not composting your kitchen scraps (although you should do that too), but composting ideas. For the most part, Christmas preparations are fairly brainless and routine, so you can use that time to focus your brain power on your story.
I’ve spent quite of bit of the last week composting ideas for my novel, and I’m better off for it. It’s perfect timing as well, because I’m at a major transition point in my story and I could use a little thought time.
So, don’t despair if you don’t have time to write this holiday season: compost ideas instead. When you come back to your work, you’ll write more efficiently because of it.
Absolutely! I spend shower time thinking about my writing. In fact, when I was working on my first novel, and my hubby read it, he did the same thing. He called me in one morning, and I took notes outside the shower curtain while he told me what he’d thought of a certain scene, and two ways I could solve the problem he’d discovered.
Besides, if you stare of into space thinking, people might bother you. But if you’re addressing Christmas cards while you compost, everyone will assume you can’t talk at the same time, and will leave you alone.
Happy Composting! (and Happy Writing, too!)