I have to be one of the most impatient people in the whole
world. Okay a lot of exaggeration went into that sentence, but that’s how I feel so much of the
time, especially with two boys under five.
So what does one do when so much of writing has to do with
letting a manuscript sit so that ideas can evolve and mulling can take place? And
I quote, “Time is your friend.”
When writing picture books or probably any book really.
Write it and then put it away for a couple of weeks. Then take it out again and see how you feel. Okay, fair enough. I can
put it away but what in the heck am I supposed to do in the mean time?
Write something else. Yes, I can understand that and I would
love to as I have a few projects on the go. (I’ve discovered that I write how I
read, a few books at a time.)
But going from one book to another, let along going from one
age group to another or one genre to another is really quite brain
boggling.
So, I’m still in the learning process; learning how I write,
how I work, how my brain functions (which is a bit of a worry sometimes).
Who knew all of this would crop up with a simple decision to
write?
