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If I could use the measure of time to prove my productivity, I would already have my 10,000 hours. I’m sure I have at least that many in the research category. Writing historical fiction set in an obscure time and place demands a LOT of research. But guilty as charged for doing too much of it. We write HF because we love the time/place. …
If I could use the measure of time to prove my productivity, I would already have my 10,000 hours. I’m sure I have at least that many in the research category. Writing historical fiction set in an obscure time and place demands a LOT of research. But guilty as charged for doing too much of it. We write HF because we love the time/place. It’s the best kind of procrastination. But I do write every day (ok, 99% of days), not because someone said I must, but because I MUST. If you know what I mean. Productivity makes me happy. I'm skilled at finding time in strange places - by necessity, but I don't always make the best use of it.
So cool that you write historical fiction. I do know what you mean about NEEDING to write. Me too. And ditto on the productivity!