So when it comes to this year (2021) and my writing projects, it can be fairly safely said that I wasn't thinking about starting a bigger writing project this year. I had no plans to start anything particularly big that would require a lot of effort from me as writer.
After all, even though I did have some dreams about writing another book, especially considering that I started a new job in January, I felt that this job would consume most of my energy. I thought that I just wouldn't have that much energy to write stuff once I got back home.
At the same time, just because I knew that it would take a lot of effort to start working on a bigger task, that didn't mean that I was thinking about giving up on these projects. I felt that at some point I would just have to give a new project a chance and see how things would go.
So having now been at my new job for three months and having gotten used to how things work there, things have changed at least a bit. I have started thinking that perhaps a new writing project might actually be a task that would be good for me.
By that I mean that even though my work can sometimes be a bit exhausting and stressing (can be rewarding too), I feel that I could do more than that. I have free time after work that could be spent better than what I'm currently doing with it.
Another important reason that I'm thinking about a new project is that earlier this week I was informed that I would start getting paid for my volunteer work as a creative writer instructor. A new book project could also help me with running the workshop too.
After all, if I would start working a book, I could use the book project to illustrate how the writing process works. I could show this way important things like how to create characters, how to structure the story and how to give it the direction that it needs.
Furthermore, using the book project as an illustrative tool in the workshop would also mean that I would have to keep going with the task. That would - in a good way - put pressure to me to finish the project and not give up on it before it's completed.
Still, when it comes to this whole thing, that leaves me with the question of what my next book would be about. I need to be able to come up with a solid premise (in a genre) that would be close enough to my heart and that would actually interest and motivate me.
After all, even though I have a lot of experience in writing stuffs (articles, a short movie, tv specs, movie script, a children's book) that doesn't mean that I can just 'wing it'. I still need a fairly good idea and a premise that I can build my story on.
Still, in the end, when it all is said and done, considering that it now looks that I might possibly start working on a new writing project, that is certainly a good thing. I should feel happy that I can finally perhaps start working on something new.
After all, even though you never know how things go, as long as I don't demand too much from myself, this might actually lead to something good. This might lead to something good and solid, as long as I manage to keep things in perspective and won't be too hard on myself.
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