Writing Club

I just got back from my monthly Writer's Club and, as always, thoroughly enjoyed myself.
It's a night when I actually get to leave the house-alone.  No kids, no car seats, no snacks and diaper bags.  It's all about writing.  It's fun to discuss what's going on with our current writing projects.  It inspires me to continue on my path when I see others struggling too. 

I've finally completed my outline using the Marshall Novel writing software .  I didn't plot to the very end because a lot will change for me between the beginning and the end BUT I did plot through my middle.  It's where I need the most help; I tend to have saggy middles.  It really made me think about where I was taking my characters.  It did take me longer to complete than I thought it would, though.  Now when I sit down to write at the end of the day I can just go, and I do.  I'm already on chapter 3 so I'm feeling very positive and upbeat.  I may actually get another book wrote and maybe it won't take me a year to do it.

And writing when you have small children is possible.  Saying otherwise is an excuse.  Even if you can only manage to eek out 15 minutes a day that still makes almost 2 hours of writing a week.  And if you're like me once I get myself sat down for my 15 minutes I usually find that the time flies and I write for longer.