Making use of the minutes, not hours
I've hit another patch in parenting where I don't have much time at all to work. I know this too shall pass, but in the meantime, I'm trying to turn those minutes in progress. Forgive this scattered post - but it's honestly how I work now too:
Full disclosure: 1 morning a week I have in-house help so I get a break. Most weeks I escape for a minimum of an hour to a coffee shop to work. I try to make the most of my time. I bring lots of notebooks, sketchbooks, printouts of manuscripts in progress, etc. Some weeks I get stressed that I haven't 'accomplished' enough. But I'm beginning to understand that these little victories do add up. A sketch here, an edit there. Alicia's post yesterday sums it up WAY better than I can, so go watch THIS if you haven't yet.
The above is a first pass at character sketches for a manuscript I've been hammering away at. The idea feels solid, but the words are a wobbly mess. I took a break today from writing on this to sketch a main character.
Today I also cranked out a few versions of a 140 character pitch for a picture book. Are you participating in the 12x12 in 2012 project? Don't miss out on this amazing chance to win a critique from Tamson Weston. It's really also a chance to hone your pitch skills. Or, if you're like me, to give it a first pass.
