Writer Enemy No. 1: Distraction
i-likethings.blogspot.com Man, having your momentum rip away feels like someone is sucking the life out of you with a vacuum. I submitted a short story for my writer’s group, showed up and endured the critique torture, finished my novel and put a blog post up all in a few days. The progress had me skipping around and humming tunes. Unfortunately, the expiration date on my happiness came sooner than expected. My stretches of concentration are short. I spend most of my time distracted by an endless amount of things. As a newbie to the writing life, I battle daily with my ability to maintain focus. But I fear if I don’t get myself under control soon, I will never see lucrative success. So, at the moment I’m learning to clear some hurdles. TV To put it mildly, I have an addiction to televsion. Whether I’m streaming live from Netflix or catching up on shows piling up on the DVR, it’s embarrassing. I see a support group in my future....