I think I will have to come up with a magic number every month. Maybe the same number let us say, five.
I will pick 5 calls. Write them down, put the deadline dates in my phone (a reminder the day before), and commit to submitting to those 5. Why? Because they are so, so many calls that I get distracted. I stop working on or forget about one call because I jump to another. I spend time shuffling through pieces that still need work to fit a call. Sometimes, a lot of work. Neglecting pieces that are closer to completion.
I have to tell myself again, This is the way my mind works now. I actually have to dig out and stick on my monitor as a reminder, so that I don’t freak out or doubt myself. Or worst, miss a call that I was really excited about. My desk is a mess of paper. Drafts and drafts. What is the writer equivalent to Mad Scientist?
I will take a pause and do a controlled burn of my desk so that I can make sense of it.
Have a good day all and here’s to getting something on paper or off of your desk!
Cin Cin!