{"id":4009,"date":"2022-08-21T09:50:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T07:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritingflow.com\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2022-09-20T09:34:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:34:09","slug":"time-lie-write-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritingflow.com\/en\/time-lie-write-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The „If I had time off I would write a book“ lie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A few days ago I got one of these automated messages from HR: Reminder. Your unpaid leave ends. In 60 days.<\/p>\n

What?! That cannot be true! How can my sabbatical end in 60 days when I haven’t had time to write my book yet?! What have I done the past 4 months?<\/p>\n

Well, actually, I have done a lot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I have done some serious healing and I feel great \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n

I have caught up (a bit) with my long reading list and I feel inspired \ud83e\uddda<\/p>\n

I have launched The Writing Flow and I am super proud \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n

I have walked many kilometers on long-distance trails in Tuscany, Italy and on Bornholm, Denmark \ud83e\udd7e and written 3 blog articles about my experiences with mindful walking and writing (Mindful walking and writing: Getting fresh thoughts on paper<\/a>)(Mindful walking and writing: Walk of thoughts<\/a>)(Walk and write: Memories of the Via Francigena<\/a>)<\/p>\n

I have had 2 kids home from school and kindergarten for the past 6 weeks \ud83d\udedd<\/p>\n

And: I have started blogging weekly and have connected with a lot of people on social media (Facebook) <\/a>(Instagram)\u00a0<\/a>(LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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But: I have not written the book I had wanted to write.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\"One of the biggest myths around writing is that in order to do it we must have great swathes of uninterrupted time.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia Cameron, The Right to Write<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I even signed up for a 30-day book writing challenge which ended like yesterday. I made it through Day 4 of the challenge and my self-set „punishment“ for not completing the first draft of my book was broiling a chicken. As if I am ever going to do that!!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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But enough ranting. No, I have not completed the first draft of my book as I had set out to do. But honestly, I know better than that. I know that there is time for writing and there is time for thinking and for other things in life. By now you know that I love writing. And that is all it takes. Love it and the writing will come.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\"If we learn to write from the sheer love of writing, there is always enough time, but time must be stolen like a quick kiss between lovers on the run.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia Cameron<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A bit of though love is quite helpful though, at times. So here is my plan:<\/p>

After my upcoming hiking trip to the Austrian mountains where I will experiment more walking and writing techniques with my husband as guinea pig, I will steal \u00a025 minutes a day to write my book. 30 days starting September 8.<\/p>

Why 30 days, why September 8? Because I will receive another message from HR: Reminder. Your unpaid leave ends. In 30 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Do you want to shower me with some tough love during my „last 30 days of my sabbatical“-book-writing challenge September 8 to October 7?<\/p>

Let’s connect on social media and I will share my progress with you, no cheating!<\/p>

Sign-up for my newsletter to get the newest on my progress.\u00a0<\/p>

Even better: Let me know your own 30 days – 25 min\/day project that you will tackle with \u2764\ufe0f between September 8 and October 7. Post it in the comment section or write me an email! Let’s have fun together! \ud83d\udc6f\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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