Showing posts with label Writing new book motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing new book motivation. Show all posts

Hiatus for writers block is over!!

 
Oh man did I have it bad!!!
 
 
    Sorry gang had to take a hiatus from writing as I had writers block bad!!! Not that the blog was blocked but I'm trying to finish my book and just couldn't get the write attitude to just get into it! In my first book "Choose a Lane" I talk about ruts and he we get into them and how we sometimes can't get out of them. I'm a self admitted procrastinator and I suck at starting things and not finishing them. I think my book will be really well read but I'm just trying to be too much of a perfectionist. My first book I wrote in about two weeks and it came so easy as it was about me and my life. The book I'm writing now deals with me but also so many others and trying to get the format down the way I want it has been very trying. Tiffany Berg helped me ghost write the first book and I have to thank her once again cause it was a phone call from her on Thursday that made me get out of my rut. A rut is defined as a a fixed or boring routine or a way of life becoming uninterested or tiresome. and that was me to a T! It is usually not changed unless a life changing event or change in thinking happens. Well luckily is wasn't a life changing event but just a different way of thinking about things thanks to my wife Vickie and Tiffany. I spoke to Vickie this weekend about my book and she helped me get over my writers block! She has always been behind me supporting me and looked at what I had written and gave her opinion of what I had written. And no it was not "oh it's so good and I love every word!" No it was more of a critique with good points, bad points, suggestions, and critical words which I really needed to hear. So I'm back!!! Hope to blog more and finish the book soon!!
      Since I have not blogged in a while just to update you on my competition with the Grantman he has completely blown me away the past two weeks in bowling! The previous week he shot games of 157 119 166 for a 442 series to my 146 132 144 for a 422 and last week he shot 127 146 162 for a 435 to my lousy 112 123 132 for a 367. So the Grantman gets bragging rights for the rest of the year as our leagues have ended for the season and we are taking a break for the summer!! 
     Again I apologize for not blogging but hope to be better at it and completing what I start!! Thanks for all the loyal readers of the Choose a lane blog and thanks for all your support!!

Writers motivation??

 
 
MOTIVATION???
 
 
      I got to tell you I have been unmotivated to finish my book, blog, or even do my Reidspirations!! Not sure what it is, fear of failure, not sure if my book will be well read, or even if it will be published? I have told people about it and they seem really inspired and say they can't wait for it to be finished but, for some reason I'm dragging my wheels and have not finished it. My buddy Scott Kilgore is my best motivator as he always gives me crap about not having it done! Secretly I think he's one of my biggest fans he just won't admit it! My wife is so supportive as she hasn't been on me to finish it, I guess she knows me better than anyone and knows it will come and I have to be ready to write. Well I think writing about my non-motivation might make me snap out of it and at least get it finished. Then I can give it to someone to read it and tell me what they really think. That's the beginning hopefully just to get something done and then go back and be able to pick it apart and make it good. My first book came so much easier cause I just wrote it to get it out of my system and onto the page for my family and friends to see what was going on inside me during my accident and recovery. This book pulls back the curtain even more about personal lives of me and others, and I'm not sure how it might be taken. But if you know me I'm kinda unconventional anyway so I'm just going to do my best to finish it and lets see where the cards land, maybe it will be good or who knows but at least I can tell Scott I FINISHED!!
      OMG bowling this week was an absolute disaster!! The Grantman didn't even tell me his scores but I can promise you he pummeled me!! He goes my games where 102, 95 , 98 for a absolutely pathetic series of 295!! Heck I've bowled better in one game then that!! :-) Oh well there's always next week or as I say the end of the season hopefully!! Take care gang and thanks as always for your support and encouragement!!