Into the Fire

There are the rigid disciplinarians who can commit to writing every day. There are the structured schedulers who religiously stick to the times and days set apart for writing. There are the haphazard time setters who must allow a certain amount of time per day or set a time to write 5 days a week with an allotted 2 days off. 

As many combinations as you can imagine comprise the kind of authors known to write novels – and other things. But we do novels here and rarely stray from that path. 

You could say I'm a binge writer. No structured times, no rigid schedules, no set-in-stone commitments for when I write. I cannot force the creative intentions, and I refuse to write words without inspiration or intent. Yes, it can make for some worrisome silences at times, lapses of days without writing on my novel, wonderings about when I will be able to return to the story – but, so far, through all of my endeavors, I come back to it with a freshness after the separation and continue anew. 

While away from my novel, I'm still engaged. Sentences often run through my mind, scenes play out. Eventually, I write them down – if not in the form they will one day possess, I jot down the words or the general circumstances to refer to when I'm back at the keyboard. It's the plan that isn't. I write. I break. I write. 

Would love to hear the patterns of other authors . . . 

Father, thank you for always helping me through the process that has worked for me. Thank you for the encouragement when I've taken too long of a break. Thank you for every word, character, and story. As always, apart from you, I can do nothing. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.