9/19/2018 0 Comments ProcrastinationHello! My name is Heather Kirchhoff. I am the Young Adult author of Fading and The Last Night. Today I’m wanting to talk about procrastination. I’m doing it right now, honestly. I’m writing this blog post on Wednesday at eight seventeen PM. Why would I admit that? It’s simple, really. I don’t want to pretend that I have everything figured out, or that, as much as I would like to, pretend I already have blog posts written for the next month. I don’t. I planned to, but life doesn’t always work out that way.
I doubt I’m alone with this. I doubt you’re shaking your head, thinking I should get on my game. Or maybe you are. Who knows? For those who aren’t—for those who are wishing they had it all together like someone they see posting online appears to—it’s okay. Not everyone does. I’m a major procrastinator. I wish I wasn’t. I beat myself up for it, but what good does that do? To make myself feel bad? It doesn’t help anything. It’s hard not to procrastinate. At least, for me it is. I’d rather do something else, like read. Go for a walk. Or do housework. Give my dog a bath. Clean out the fish tank. Those are things that need to be done too, right? The only problem with that is I’m not getting my lifelong goal done. My goal is to be a successful author. To write the best books possible. To share my stories with you guys. I’ve started forcing myself to stay up when my alarm goes off on the days I have to work. Instead of laying back down after eating my breakfast and brushing my teeth, I decided it was time to get ready for work and write afterwards. I usually have about twenty to thirty minutes until I have to leave. That’s plenty of time to get a little bit written. Plus I feel like I accomplished something, and it isn’t even seven AM yet! I think one reason someone would procrastinate is because they’re not sure what to do. Maybe they have a task that is huge to accomplish. Like writing a book. Creating a business. Maybe you don’t know how to go about it. I know I’m in that boat. You know what I’ve realized? Research is helpful. Knowing what you’re talking about. It’s also helpful to talk it out with someone else—or multiple people. In the end, if you want your dream bad enough, you'll work for it. It may take a while, and may feel like you'll never get there. Trust me, you will at some point. One day you're going to look back and realize how far you've come. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed it! I post every Wednesday. My debut novel is about a girl struggling to cope after a love one dies. It deals with mental illness. You can check out The Last Night here!
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About Me:Hello! My name is Heather Kirchhoff. I am a Young Adult author. I want to give out writing advice and help other authors avoid the mistakes I made. I post twice a month for now. Archives
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