Writing is hard work! I know that probably sounds like a given, but it is something a lot of non-writers might not think about. I don't think I could write if I didn't enjoy it. I enjoy getting lost in my fictional worlds, composing characters, messing with their lives, and working hard to find the words that will engage my readers. Just yesterday I was working on a scene in The Inheritance Inn when I decided to take that scene in a completely different direction: which means that I had to remove it and start all over. Just so nothing is lost, I keep a file of "out-takes" where I copy and paste any major scene that is taken out of my work-in-progress. That allows me to feel free to make changes without worry of losing something should I choose to go back and change things again.
Right now, I'm about to go into my "writing mode" and try to work through the rest of that scene and work into the next few pages. I have nothing to distract me at the moment, which is the best time to write. Unlike other writers, I keep no daily targets: some days I write little, others a lot, but as long as I can make steady progress toward completion, I'm happy.
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