In a house with a new baby there is precious little time when I can completely devote myself to concentrating on writing. I work full time in corporate America. I have a good, stable position doing work that I enjoy. It is somewhat creative and free flowing, but for the most part, all of my activities each day are for the benefit of someone else. My children, coworkers or employer.
Then during my lunch hour and in the evening after the kids have gone to bed, this is my writing time. I savor it, sitting in the quiet, pulling out a hard copy to edit or typing away on the keyboard. Creating, writing and editing my story, my heroine’s story. It is often two of my more favorite and productive hours of the day.
Complete freedom is what writing gives me. The ability to go, think and be anyone or anything I choose. To let the winds of creation fill my sails and race across a vast ocean of daydreams. I love it much more than grabbing a bite to eat at lunch time and I value it more than the extra hour of sleep. As a bonus, I am a happier mom, better employee and wife because I feel I have that time to dedicate to something that is just for me. How often can any of us say that.
JL Cooper
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