An author is a person. He or she will go through seasons of life and writing. Sometimes an author will release three books a year for several years and then ... nothing for a whole year ... and then release one book the following year. Or an author will release one book a year for several years and have a flood gate of releases one random year before returning to the one-book-a-year pattern. No matter the pattern, books are reflections of their writers' seasons. They reveal a snippet of what's playing in the soul and the mind. It's part of why readers may not connect with all of the books a writer writes in the order they are released. Sometimes a reader will only connect to one title and none of the rest. An overlapping of seasons. Or a lack of overlapping seasons. Why do I bring all of this up?
Because for a long time I could write like the wind - and it was a joy. Life was crazy - I was working part time, helping with my grandmother, trying to keep up with chores and other responsibilities, getting diagnosed with a hyperactive thyroid, dashing off on an adventure, and more. No time to absorb. Yet I wrote. Then everything stopped and I couldn't. The words felt like they'd left me. But I still felt called in my heart to write. So, I put words to paper and a book was picked up! But it was a mess - and COVID-19 and brain fog decided to visit. I fought tooth and nail to turn in a final I felt would honor God and I did finally get there. It's called Sonji.
I still fight with words. The fight isn't as bad as it once was. Perfectionism tries to derail me like brain fog did - but words are touching paper. I admit all of this because if you feel called to write - do it. The love I've seen for those hard-fought words is humbling and mind-blowing. The support for Book 2 of the Dryzzian Legends undeserved and yet there. Whatever you are called to write, it's worth the effort. Do it. There may be a reader in a certain season that needs those words ... perhaps that reader will be you, a friend, or a total stranger. But either way, you've just gifted someone hope.
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Writing Tips: Writing Seasons
Sep 27, 2024
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