Writing is tough, but I guess you are doing a really good job. You are a journalist, and you guys know how to write no matter what the distraction.
And yes, writing fiction is time-consuming, brain freezing, finger numbing and something that can either make you as rich and popular as J.K Rowling or as lazy as me.
I have not finished my first novel yet, but I did write short stories and poetry, so all I can advise you is not worry about how perfect your story is, just keep on writing until you finish the first draft. And when you start the second draft, you can sit and make it perfect.
I will be posting more such posts here, and I hope you will find them helpful and interesting.
Writing is tough, but I guess you are doing a really good job. You are a journalist, and you guys know how to write no matter what the distraction.
And yes, writing fiction is time-consuming, brain freezing, finger numbing and something that can either make you as rich and popular as J.K Rowling or as lazy as me.
I have not finished my first novel yet, but I did write short stories and poetry, so all I can advise you is not worry about how perfect your story is, just keep on writing until you finish the first draft. And when you start the second draft, you can sit and make it perfect.
I will be posting more such posts here, and I hope you will find them helpful and interesting.
Perfectionism is indeed a big hurdle for fiction. It is so different from journalistic writing where accuracy and facts are predominant.
Every other newbie fiction writer believes that making the first draft perfect will help them complete the book faster, while it is completely false.
All the best with your first novel and I hope I will get to read it soon.