Silly me, I thought showing up to write a book and submitting it showed commitment, but I guess you have to advertise that sort of thing?
Time is a genuine hurdle for me. I have a full-time job, two kids and a hungry husband, so I'm your average Mom with a full calendar, but I'm also a very committed writer who makes time for writing every day. How? I say 'no' to a lot of things: bottle drives, on-line socializing and even in-person parties. The only thing I say no to that doesn't make me feel guilty is housework.
Once I realized I long to be insightful, the idea of having a website became even more daunting. Seriously, for the most part you can put me down for escapist fiction and a side of cheap laughs. Signing myself up to make an informative contribution to the web sounds like work.
I'm not afraid of work. I have twenty years of unpublished manuscripts under my belt, which is another reason I was waiting for the validation of a publishing contract. Sure I show up to write, but there are plenty of days I wonder why I bother. How could I cut and run if I had a website that said Writer for Sale all over it? Better to keep my options open, right? Having a website would lock me in. It would be a commitment.
Meanwhile, on February 4th, 2010, I took a step toward assembling my website. I wrote this blurb and gave my logo idea to my daughter's boyfriend who (fingers-crossed) will turn it into something that reflects my brand (eye-roll.) I posted it to my About Me page on my website Feb 28 and moved it to my new blog Mar 25th.
Website maintenance isn't hard. Use Blogger or WordPress. It's easier that way.
ReplyDeleteAs for housework? Pffft. I hired help. I won't give her up. Because I want the time to write. I cherish it.