Today, I continued work on my read-aloud, but several coaching inquiries limited my time. I had three new inquiries waiting this morning and had to write replies to each, which ate into my time and left time for only one Pomodoro. As a result, I only got through 13 pages, nowhere near what I was going for.
If these coaching prospects write back soon to start their reviews, then that will mean even more of a delay. I am going to have to make the most of any free time I get over the Golden Week holidays if I want to make progress on both the coaching and the other work. Of course, I say that every day and when it comes down to actually doing the work, I find myself too easily distracted by the desire to actually relax and enjoy myself when I have a few moments’ free time.
I definitely do not have the burning passion that I hear of from other authors who push themselves to deadline, even if it means sacrificing sleep and working late into the night. But I am concerned about what that would do to my health and, more importantly, to the quality of my interaction with my family. If I don’t get enough sleep and am a constant grump and short-tempered with the kids, that defeats the whole purpose. I have to balance being dad with the slow build-up of my writing career.