20 Things Involved in the Writing Process

This is a very serious, very important list of things that will help you and your writing process, because we all know that if you want to really make a buck from your writing, you've gotta treat it like a 9-5.    Please, take this very seriously.  It is serious.  Grave, even.  Writing is serious….seriously (tongue-in-cheek).

1.    Make a list

2.    Make sure things are in order of importance

3.    Watch Dora the Explorer,  because that’s what the kids are watching

4.    Get some paper, and a pencil

5.    Decide paper and a pencil are too antiquated

6.    Get out your laptop

7.    Install updates

8.    Look through Flipboard on your phone while you wait

9.    Play Shadow of Mordor because you forgot what you’re doing

10.  Install PSN updates

11.  Look through Flipboard again, only this time get inspired by an article you read

12.  Open Focus Writer

13.  Stare at a blank screen

14.  Become overwhelmed by “the process”

15.  Decide that today should be a “research” day

16.  Surf Facebook

17.  LOL at cat videos

18.  Do fifteen minutes of actual research

19.  Feel proud of yourself for accomplishing so much

20.  Reward yourself with ice cream, a movie, and a night of video-gameage!  

Some days you’re not going to get anything done.  Don’t beat yourself up over it!  It’s okay, because writing is a process.  Sometimes things will be easy, and sometimes things will be hard.  Some days it will be like nothing you ever seen before, or will again!  (Meatloaf song, anyone?).  So take it easy, relax, and take the small victories.  Your tortured genius will flow eventually.

So how about you?  What does a typical day of procrastination, small rewards, and victory dances look like for you?  Remember to like and share, blah-blah-blah.