How obsessed are you with writing a book? Is this you?

     As an author, the love of writing is always on my mind.  In fact, it is my passion and I can get truly lost in it.  This is where I am my happiest! The people around me don't always understand my obsession with writing.  In fact, sometimes they think I am downright crazy.  Let's face it, as a writer when I am writing an important scene in a book the last thing I want is for someone to interrupt me.  I don't know about you but when the flow of ideas is flowing great this is the time when I really don't want to be disturbed.  

     Here is a video talking about a writers problem; yes I said problem because there are those times when writing that for some strange reason the characters basically become real to you?  Most people don't quite understand you when this is happening, but I know writer's do.

     I can relate to so much that was going on in the video above.  I find that when I usually come to the end of my story and get ready to publish that as happy as I am I also feel somewhat sad.  I guess it's because I feel like I'm leaving my characters behind.  Then I have to start another story with new characters and for some reason, I find that I have a hard time getting into new characters.  

     I bring this up because if you are a newbie writer who hasn't yet published a book and you are still on your first story, you'll eventually experience what I am talking about here when you do finally start writing your second book.  I have found when I talk to other authors who admit to only having one book published that they struggle with their second book because they feel as if they are cheating on the characters in the first book. (lol)

     Here is another video talking about the weird quirks that writers have.  See if you have any of them.  I know I do.

         Although we writers might appear strange to non-writers, the truth of the matter is I don't think we would be able to write the things that we do if we weren't a bit strange.  I mean, how else are we going to write the stories that we do?  I don't know about any of you, but when I write characters they are usually not anywhere close to the person that I am.  I guess what I am saying here is, that when I write the sky is the limit.

     In my next blog entry, I am going to discuss how to balance multiple, writing projects.

     So stay tuned.