Struggling To Write

I have not posted on this blog in over a month.

I have made New Year's Resolutions.

I wanted to write 1 Million Words this year. I had a small notebook, I was writing down my word count. What happened?

I am still writing. What happened is what always happens to me. SELF DOUBT

I write. I have rough drafts, more than I want to admit. Then I tell myself how stupid the draft is and then I write another rough draft of another story. Then I think that draft is no good. Then I start another story finish the rough draft and the cycle continues. I am in this cycle and I can not jump off of it.

I know that my story ideas are good. I know I can do this, but Self Doubt comes in and there I sit in front of the television eating ice cream when I should be writing. Even when I am watching television, I have a legal pad and pen next to me. I jot down thoughts and ideas, but it leads to nothing.

What am I going to do?????

I have over 50 E-Books on Amazon I know I can do this, What is stopping me from finishing a story????

I have finished the story The Cross about 30,000 words. I have someone to edit the story for free, but she can only do it this summer. So this summer I will send it to her and it will be published in the fall.

But I should have another story for her to edit also, but I don't why??? I am not writing. It is a struggle. I know that it is all in my mind, but it is still a struggle.

On Facebook there are writer's groups that post their word count. There are writers out there that are writing over 10,000 words a day. A DAY! I am lucky to write 1,000 words.

Am I giving up???

NO. I am not giving up.

While I was on Facebook, yesterday, (when I should of been writing) I found author and writer,
Bryan Hutchinson and the book
The First Draft Is Not Crap

I bought and read the book yesterday. It was as if the book was written for me. It is only in the Kindle Edition. I will reread the book. I wish it was in paperback, because that book was talking to me and my Self Doubt.

So I am back, I never really left but I just had nothing to say, I recommend this book. It got me thinking and now I want to finish what I started.

I am a Writer.

So I write.

Write No Matter What

I woke up and felt like a truck hit me. I still turned my computer on and started writing. That is the only way the story is going to get written. Do I feel like writing? Nope. Do if feel like Blogging? Nope. I write cause that is what I do. So I poured me a soda and let the caffine take its effect. I have to get ready for work in a bit, I blooged, I wrote a bit, so I am still going in the write direction. I write no matter what. whether I feel like it or not. Have a great day. http://sharonleejohnson.com/

WRITER'S UPDATE: PAGE COUNT

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ARE HERE LAST NIGHT WHEN I PUT UP THE CHICKENS...IT WAS 89 DEGREES OUT...AT 8PM.... YESTERDAY I WROTE 15 PAGES I GUESS THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GET UP AT 5AM SO AS OF JULY 8, 2025... I HAVE WRITTEN 52 PAGES THIS MONTH I HAVE A MAMA HEN LAYING ON EGGS....MIGHT HAVE SOME CHICKS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS KEEP WRITING...ONE WORD AT A TIME...

Get that Book Published

USA UK Denmark Asia FREE On Kindle Unlimited Write no matter what anyone says. We all have a story to tell. If you are a writer, your friends and family might get why you write. I know that my family does not get me at all. They just roll their eyes and ignore the fact that I am now a self-published writer. They don't care. So I don't talk about my writing to them. Why waste my time. Instead, I write. I might not write 2,000 words everyday. What I do everyday is, I write. I write and it might only be 100 words, but I wrote something. I blog and I consider that writing. I have people come to my blog everyday. People are reading what I write, like you are reading what I have written, therefore I am a writer. I know that it is lonely sometimes and you wonder why bother. I write to live. I can not write. You can be a self-published writer in less than a mont...

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