Abbie Kiefer, author of CERTAIN SHELTER, on how having kids gave her creative work a sense of urgency and why walks are an essential part of her writing process
I remember those days, trying to write while the kids slept. My wife worked in the day and I worked a non-writing job at night so one of us could always be with the boys. But I launched my marketing writing career just when we "settled down" (never were truer words spoken...) to have kids -- not the best career move, but it eventually worked!
I would, in theory, run down to the computer when they nodded off to get a solid 20-30 minutes of writing in. More often than not though, I fell asleep right along with them...
In case there is any doubt, it really *does* get easier!
Great interview!
I remember those days, trying to write while the kids slept. My wife worked in the day and I worked a non-writing job at night so one of us could always be with the boys. But I launched my marketing writing career just when we "settled down" (never were truer words spoken...) to have kids -- not the best career move, but it eventually worked!
I would, in theory, run down to the computer when they nodded off to get a solid 20-30 minutes of writing in. More often than not though, I fell asleep right along with them...
In case there is any doubt, it really *does* get easier!