BOC

4 Comments 23 July 2005

I got an article assignment this morning—1800 words—to turn around in a week. That would be fine, if I didn’t have a chapter to write, a novel to plow through, children to feed, a church to plant, toilets to clean, and a cough to get rid of.

So, what did I do? I forsook going to the MEDITERRANEAN SEA (yep, you read that right) so I could stay home and write about instilling core beliefs in my children. So, my cute children are frolicking in the sea (yes, I make my girls wear tops—we’re not THAT acculturated!) and I am here at the computer cranking out words. Without my children. Wahhhhh.

By God’s grace, I made it through the article. I started by praying. The Lord gave me a gentle reminder about my daughter Sophie learning to love her enemies that became my introduction. I typed each subject head and then just made myself write under each heading. Eventually, I finished.

Writing, even though I feel God’s pleasure when I do it, is oftentimes just a lot of plain hard work. It’s loads of BOC (buttocks on chair) time. Sometimes it’s forsaking an outing in lieu of a deadline. I guess that’s why we have to have the passion, or we’d grow weary.

Warmly (literally!),
relevantgirl in Southern France

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kellycrull

Hi Mary.

Kelly Crull here. Ironically enough, I’m here at the computer writing an article as well. I’ve spent the summer reading the Writers Market, etc. trying to lay some groundwork for writing consistently this coming year. For me, however, the challenge is not writing an article that’s been assigned to me, but believing that if I do write articles, I’ll find someone who wants them.

I keep thinking to myself that if someday I actually find myself writing consistently, I’ll probably look back on this summer and think how wonderful it was dreaming about writing articles instead of actually having to do it when I’d rather be at the beach.

I liked this byline I read in The Sun, June 2005. “Laura A. Munson lives wtih her husband and children in Whitefish, Montana, where she writes even on sunny days when she’d rather be outside playing with her horses.”
kellycrull

Hi Mary. Kelly Crull here. Ironically enough, I’m here at the computer writing an article as well. I’ve spent the summer reading the Writers Market, etc. trying to lay some groundwork for writing consistently this coming year. For me, however, the challenge is not writing an article that’s been assigned to me, but believing that if I do write articles, I’ll find someone who wants them. I keep thinking to myself that if someday I actually find myself writing consistently, I’ll probably look back on this summer and think how wonderful it was dreaming about writing articles instead of actually having to do it when I’d rather be at the beach.I liked this byline I read in The Sun, June 2005. “Laura A. Munson lives wtih her husband and children in Whitefish, Montana, where she writes even on sunny days when she’d rather be outside playing with her horses.”
relevantgirl

Hi Kelly,

Let’s be sure we get some time at the staff conference to chat about writing. Maybe we could host some sort of writer’s roundtable discussion there.

Yeah, it’s different when you get article assignments than when you dream them up. You have to infuse a bit of passion too.

But…it’s WAY rewarding to write. And I actually love the discipline part of it.
relevantgirl

Hi Kelly,Let’s be sure we get some time at the staff conference to chat about writing. Maybe we could host some sort of writer’s roundtable discussion there. Yeah, it’s different when you get article assignments than when you dream them up. You have to infuse a bit of passion too.But…it’s WAY rewarding to write. And I actually love the discipline part of it.