"You're crazy. How do you do that?" I get this a lot after I tell people that I get up at five or five-thirty-ish. You definitly have to have motiviation. And disipline helps. Maybe I can show you what motivates me.
Imagine this. You wake up. It's still dark. All you can hear is the steady breathing of your siblings, softly permeating the still air. You sit down in complete darkness, surrounded by only your thoughts. In the quiet you can properly hear your character's voices, uninterrupted by real voices and the bustling of life. And as the morning goes on, the sky begins to grey and then brighten, shining orange and pink light through the windows, bathing you in sunrise. And you continue on your story, conversing with your characters, and writing down everything they say. Introverted as I am, spending time with people created by me refreshes me and sets me up for the day. Two hours of pure heaven.
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Love you description, Hannah, but mine is just a little bit different. Here is my description for me. Imagine this. You wake up. It’s still dark (way too early in my opinion). All you can hear is the steady breathing of your siblings, softly permeating the air making you drowsy. The bed is just so warm and out there it’s just too cold. You decide to get up anyway. You can now properly hear your character’s voices. “Go right back to bed!” At this point you are really too delirious and tired to do anything about it, so you stay where you are. And as morning goes on, the sky begins to grey and then brighten, shining orange and pink lights through the window, bathing you in sunlight...right into your eyes. You continue on your story, conversing with your characters that are begging you to go back to bed and you write everything they say. “Go to bed. You need sleep. Your bed is calling for you. You are sleep deprived. Go to bed now! Your blankets miss you.” Two hours of pure...I honestly can’t remember.
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Jesus girl! (aka Hannah)
12/15/2014 10:21:22 am
Haha. This made me laugh. Maybe you just have to be built for it. :)
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About Me!Hannah writes to satisfy her imagination. She's written six books so far--five of which need to be rewritten--and is working on a seventh. She ranges through a variety of genres, but favors contemporary YA, fixing broken characters. She wants to use her writing to change people and bring hope. She's currently going to college for Nursing and that takes up most of her writing time. She's a rather stereotypical writer, talking to imaginary friends, eavesdropping on people at the store, secretly being nosy, stashing herself away in her room with a paper and pen and chocolate and her teddy bear. She loves Jesus, the way the morning smells, her family of seven (four siblings), old movies, fairy tales, candles at night and helping people. She writes on another blog at nerdywriter.blogspot.com to hopefully build her chances of publication. My Author Site:Archives
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