I'm having a difficult time trying to balance blogging, tweeting, working on my book, my volunteer work and my job. So many people seem to have managed a system to be able to balance these parts of their lives. I just feel like I'm shorting myself on the quality of everything I am doing outside of work.
If anyone could share their recommendations I'd really appreciate it!
First, I have to say I'm a writer, working on becoming an author as well, so my opinion should be taken with many grains of salt. I write every morning for a few hours before my "real job" starts. (Around my house it's before my kids get up.) I also tend to write into the wee hours of the morning. I blog and tweet whenever I have a spare second (lunch or naptime works well). The thing I don't do when I'm writing is read. For the three months I'm punching out a book, I don't have a single second to spare reading for pleasure. As soon as the book's finished, I read like a madwoman for a few months and refresh.
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Glad I found your blog. It's always nice to meet a new writer and follow along on their journey! Good luck! *grin And if you want to check out my crazy path to publication my blog is www.pararomance.blogspot.com
Thank you for sharing your experiences! It's truly not easy. I'm glad you found me too! It's nice having another to travel with when on this path.
ReplyDeleteIf it helps, I follow 2 lists of agents and editors on my Twitter page. They give great advise for newbies like us!
I'm going to check out your blog now - looking forward to reading it!