Just for Lady Writers

Single men tend to just live somewhere. All women are homemakers. Men are notoriously single-minded, while women think along complex lines. They're born multi-taskers. I think it is a biological necessity for motherhood. However, I've written elsewhere on how to write like a man, and this is an extension of those thoughts.

Recently I read in another writing blog that the way to commit yourself to your writing goals is to begin the new year by running around cleaning your house and picking up the mess. Aaaaanh! Not so. The way to commit yourself to writing is to sit down and write. Leave the mess. Trust me, it will be there when you finish writing. Something always needs to be cleaned up. As quickly as you wash the dishes, more are used. People shed dirty clothes as fast as you wash them.

Real writers write. They don't just talk about it, make plans, take classes, read books. You're not fully committed to being a writer if you aren't writing. In my book there's no such animal as a partial commitment, either. That would be similar to partial pregnancy. Either you're going to deliver a poem, an article, a book--or not.