1.
I will not write Tweets, check my emails, respond to pokes,
see how my items are selling on eBay, watch clips of dancing babies, download
tunes, check my emails again or buy things that I don’t need from Amazon when I
am supposed to be writing. I will commit to disconnecting the internet at
certain times of the day for my writing sessions and for the greater good.
2.
Conversely, I will learn to tolerate interruptions in my
writing sessions that thoughtlessly sever the brittle link between myself and
my imaginary world by thoughtless non-writers who think that the real world is
the only one that matters. I will not kick the cat, headbutt Jehovah Witnesses,
scream at phone sales people, file for divorce or have my children put into
care.
3.
I will commit to considering that this ‘real life’ sometimes
plays a valid role in my existence and remember that writing is not a substitute
for food, water, company, sunshine and exercise. Also, when I am engrossed in
writing, my body does not become a self-cleansing entity.
4.
I will look on other writers’ successes with good grace,
even if they are talentless upstarts who were lucky enough to catch a break and
are now living the life of my dreams even though they’re talentless and don’t
deserve it and it’s not fair… And breathe!
5.
I will remember everyday how lucky I am to have the ability
to imagine, to explore the worlds of this imagination, to have a voice that
will be heard long after I have left this planet and – if I’m even luckier – to
get paid into the bargain.
Happy New New Year x
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