If I knew how to get this, I'd be done by now. It comes and goes, but there's almost no rhyme or reason behind it. I'd describe myself as generally motivated, with a side order of wherewithal, a dash of laziness, and a garnish made up of procrastination. And the problem is I'm the sort of bugger who always eats the garnish.

You should, you know. It's generally there for a reason. Parsley is used as a garnish because it helps to freshen breath, so chew it after the meal. But anyway, today I tried to set aside some time to write, and it didn't really work very well. I did no writing. I was online and I read several interesting articles, a couple of funny ones, took care of some Producer stuff for BNTA, and then the two hours were up and I had to head in to work. I accomplished a couple of things I had to get done, but why is it I keep putting off what I really want to be doing? And why is the internet so full of shinies that keep distracting me?

I'm thinking about maybe doing another Primm weekend. Or maybe not in Primm this time, but somewhere that isn't so devoid of distraction. That was the problem with Primm- I may have managed to churn out 18 pages, but do you have any idea how much time I spent playing with the stupid games on my iPhone, or looking out the window, or wondering around Willaims Sonoma (they had a sale on)? I think I'd do much better going all the way to the coast and trying it there. On the coast I'd be able to take a break from the writing, maybe go for a romantic walk along the beach as the sun goes down. . .it counts, I'd be walking with my most frequent lover. . .I could even do it on the beach!

I mean write. You people.

Anyway, the less there is to distract it seems the more able I am to distract myself with completely pointless stuff. Hell, I could be writing right now instead of trying to come up with more ways to joke about masturbation. Hey, get it? Come up with?

Sorry.

ANYWAY, the point is, as of now I'm really going to make a concerted effort to do everything I keep talking about, all the things I know I should do but keep putting off. I'm going to edit my short stories, maybe even excerpt them here if anyone's interested. I'm going to keep plugging away at this whole bloody novel thing. I'm not going to get sucked in to the cracked.com lists, or what other stupid thing Limbaugh said today. I've got a book called The Freelance Writer's Bible, and it's got some really helpful advice in it. I was reading it earlier, and it talks about setting aside time to write as one of the most important things you can do. And suddenly I was motivated. I actually put down the book and started writing, got a page knocked out in not much time at all. So thats going to be the new me. Promise. Watch this space, I'll let you know how it goes.