In a nutshell, I randomly picked up a book that is a motivator/worksheet/breakdown system that helps you write a novel in 30 days. Seeing as I have a novel that has been inching near completion since 2007, I figured I'd give this a shot...
Before the book gets in to the actual process of the 30 day challenge, it wants you to get to the heart of your inner scrivener - why we are who we are; why we do what we do. So, why not show off my journey of the soul and mind to finish my manuscript to you, the fine readers of Disaster, Ink?
The first set of questions are meant to explore my motivation and commitment to writing:
Why do you want to write?
I want to write because I feel I have a story to tell, and I want to share it with as many people as possible. I love taking these (fictional) journeys to fantastical lands and writing about them.
Why do you have to write?
Truthfully, nothing else truly feels right. I feel in my element when I'm penning a story, or a screenplay, or even a press release. It's as simple as that. Everyone has their thing that they love to do, love to talk about, love to share with the world - this is mine.
How will your life be different after you finish this manuscript? What will change?
That's hard to say when it hasn't happened yet. I will certainly feel accomplished, and wanting to continue pushing myself to write more, and finish writings I have already started. I'm definitely hoping to use the completion of this manuscript to kick-start my professional career as a writer, as opposed to just a guy who happens to write.
How will your life be different after you finish three manuscripts? (Will you feel like a "real" writer?)Well, if I stick with this particular storyline, I will be half way done with my saga. I hope to feel like a real writer after the completion of the first one. After three, I hope to have some form of success by then - being paid to write; having my work published online and in journals, seen by many across the world.
How will you feel about yourself after you finish this manuscript? (Will you have more confidence?)It will certainly be a giant weight lifted off my shoulders. I've been trying to complete this story for four years, which is a long time considering that this is a planned saga and there is much more to this story than just the first novel. I am hoping to have the confidence to go on with the series, even flesh out the outline even more, that I won't have to work another four years on book two or three.
How will this feeling help you accomplish other things in life?
It's hard to say how it will help me accomplish other things in my life. I know that I will be a better writer and known as a better writer, hopefully getting more work, having people come to me to have them write their ideas. Other aspects of my life - career, my own place, weight management, family - are not really intertwined with my writing. It inspires me, yes, but that's just about it. Working on my writing will not necessarily help me with these other aspects, other than inspiring me to complete other objectives I have burdened myself with.
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