Work Wednesday: Distractions

There must be distractions to help the creative mind do its thing.

I’m refinishing my kitchen table. It’s a hundred+ years old and I picked it up for free from the original family. Solid walnut and deserving of some attention, I decided to strip it and restore it to its original colors. There is something very freeing about sanding and letting my mind wander.

Work Wednesday:Process

 

I don’t have a set way to approach my books. Some chapters run like movies in my head, and I write them down. Others, I have to outline before I can even begin.

I often worry about my process. Because I know authors who map out their entire book with outlines, note cards pinned to bulletin boards, or notebooks filled with clippings and handwritten chapters. My experience is a bit more haphazard.