In search of the ever elusive 2 Hours.

They say that if you can at least find two hours a day to dedicate to something you want to do (in my case write) then you can accomplish what you wish to.

I have recently discovered that finding those two hours is harder than you think and I have so much more respect and empathy for those who work a full day and then come home to contend with a house that screams for dusting, vacuuming, dinner to be made and kids to contend with. Just thinking about it makes me tired.

You see, I just recently jumped into the world of the day worker and am suffering a bit of shell shock. I use to work nights and could count on a good 4 to 5 hours of time when my son was at school to take care of things around the house with no interruptions and have those precious 2 to 3 hours to write. Now I am trying to shift gears and still take care of everything I did before but it is a lot more difficult than I imagined.

There are perks. Don't get me wrong. The extra 2 hours of sleep I get a night is fabulous. And yet I still feel drained by 9pm. I feel a little more normal because I am in the working world, doing the hours most people do. There are a lot more food options available to me for lunch than what I had on the night shift. And it has been great to be able to meet friends after work for a drink and what not.

But carving out those precious two hours to write has been a challenge and left me feeling a little daunted. I feel like I'm starting to lose the momentum I was building with my characters and have vowed that I will get a schedule of some sort figured out within the next week.

I leave for a week to go overseas and got a netbook to keep the writing flowing and I am hopeful that with the long flight ahead of me that I will get at least waist deep into my stories and start making progress again. I expect the next couple of blogs I post will have significant increases in page counts. Fingers crossed.

How do we find time????? I may take out an add.

Professional Career Woman seeks Two Hours of Time.

-Must be available on a daily basis at any hour needed.

-Must be flexible on location. Coffee shops, restaurants, and parks are an option.

-Must like music or just pure silence.

-Must understand that there will be interruptions.

If interested, please jump up and bite me in the arse because seriously I don't know where you are right now.

Pages written to Date on Book 2: 110

Pages on new Book: 13

Rejections: 11

Queries Still Out: 9