Comments | bostonerin: I finished a book! I feel guilty.

bostonerin

I finished a book! I feel guilty.

Feb 26, 2013 15:02

I feel guilty. And embarrassed. And like I need to make up for lost time. See, I finished a book and met my deadline. The companion to MOXIE AND THE ART OF RULE BREAKING was due February 15, and I had to--ya know, finish the book. And this is when writing--the thing I most love doing--gets really, really awful. It gets really awful for two reasons ( Read more... )

mommyhood, writing process, guilt

Comments 4

mostly_irish February 26 2013, 21:54:10 UTC

You keep scooting out. It's all worth it!

amygreenfield February 27 2013, 20:56:26 UTC

I came here via Jeniwrite's Twitter link, and I'm sending much empathy! I'm in deadline mode now, and I have shorted on laundry, let cobwebs roam free, and missed a trip to Mars with my 6-year-old, among many other things. I wish there were a way to do it all (without going crazy, of course). Thank you for writing about this!

bostonerin March 1 2013, 02:50:50 UTC

Thank you for stopping by, Amy! Solidarity, sister. It's tough.

I hope you get to do a make up trip to Mars!

bostonerin March 1 2013, 02:51:03 UTC

Thanks!! xoxo