You know, writing is hard.

I’m sure those of you that write are already aware of this - but it’s just one of those things I feel the need to “say out loud”. I’ve been working on 3 separate novels for the past year or so.

Sure, it’s probably stupid to write more than one at a time, but I have a hard time focusing, and I find it easier to switch from one genre to another to keep things fresh in my mind.

One of the books I’m working on is a noir crime thriller, another is a sci-fi “epic” (I put epic in quotations because all sci-fi these days is billed as epic) and the third is a young adult fantasy novel.

I’m about halfway through the fantasty novel, and 1/3 finished with the other two. I write on them almost every day - but sometimes I get distracted. (Like when I wrote that Plan 10 screenplay a few weekends ago).

Also, of course, blogging - which is my full time job - takes up a great deal of time. It’s probably the most satisfying writing experience though, because I enjoy getting instant feedback. If someone things something I’ve written is stupid - they’ll be sure to tell me about it quickly.

With a book you can spend a year writing it, only to discover after the fact that it’s completely stupid.

Anyway - that’s my thoughts on that.

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