{"id":2799,"date":"2011-05-30T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T10:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2011-06-22T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T13:30:00","slug":"monday-motivation-keep-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2011\/05\/30\/monday-motivation-keep-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Motivation: Keep Writing!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I hate entering edits.<\/p>\n

I don’t mind reading a manuscript yet again<\/em>, marking it up with all the little things that make it flow better, but I can’t stand adding or removing commas and words. It reminds me of warehouse work or formatting technical manuals.<\/p>\n

It’s tedious!<\/p>\n

Okay: it sucks!<\/p>\n

I’m not kidding when I say I’d rather have my wisdom teeth removed again…and I had all four wisdom teeth removed with only Novocain.<\/p>\n

Entering edits is probably the reason some wealthy-enough writer back in the day decided, “Hey, I can pay somebody else<\/em> to do this tedious crap and put that time toward actually WRITING!”<\/p>\n

It’s Part of the Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As much as I hate going through a manuscript for the umpteenth time, entering commas, moving quotation marks, and things like that…it means that I’m nearing the end.<\/p>\n

As I work to finish formatting the first novel I ever wrote for an e-book, I want to drop the pages in somebody else’s lap and tell them to do it.<\/p>\n

I’m tired of this story, even though I still love it. I’ve written it and rewritten it so many times…<\/p>\n

I’ve recorded it as a podcast<\/a>…<\/p>\n

It was a screenplay…it was a graphic novel….<\/p>\n

It was so many things that the final push–when shoved up against a very busy time at work–makes me want to just drop out of the race.<\/p>\n

But writers write.<\/p>\n

And rewrite.<\/p>\n

Writers enter all those annoying little edits at the end…<\/p>\n

The Thing To Remember<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you reach the point where you’re doing a final polish on a manuscript, it means that no matter how far the end may seem, you’re almost done.<\/p>\n

There’s no more changing the story around; you’re now just making sure that everything is in its place before the manuscript is ready to be read, published, or shared.<\/p>\n

The finish line is in sight–and while you may not have the energy in you to sprint to the finish line, you at least have it in you to finish.<\/p>\n

Because that’s what writer’s do.<\/p>\n

Keep Writing!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you’re finishing something that’s driving you nuts, know you’re not alone.<\/p>\n

I’m right there with you, and I know how good it feels to cross the finish line with people who know the struggle.<\/p>\n

So take a deep breath and know there’s a reward on the other side of that end.<\/p>\n

As much as we may say we hate it, we will soon do it all over again…<\/p>\n

Because that’s what writers do…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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